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Mild chronic hyponatremia is associated with falls, unsteadiness, and attention deficits.
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Mild chronic hyponatremia induces a high incidence of falls possibly as the result of marked gait and attention impairments, and treating these patients might prevent a considerable number of hospitalizations.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Medicine.The article was published on 2006-01-01. It has received 730 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hyponatremia & Hypotonic hyponatremia.read more
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2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
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Tolvaptan, a selective oral vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist, for hyponatremia.
Robert W. Schrier,Robert W. Schrier,Peter Gross,Mihai Gheorghiade,Tomas Berl,Joseph G. Verbalis,Frank S. Czerwiec,Cesare Orlandi +7 more
TL;DR: In patients with euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia, tolvaptan, an oral vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist, was effective in increasing serum sodium concentrations at day 4 and day 30.
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Clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and treatment of hyponatraemia
Goce Spasovski,Raymond Vanholder,Bruno Allolio,Djillali Annane,Steve S. Ball,Daniel G. Bichet,Guy Decaux,Wiebke W. Fenske,Ewout J. Hoorn,Carole Ichai,Michael Joannidis,Alain Soupart,Robert Zietse,Maria M. Haller,Sabine S. Van Der Veer,Wim Van Biesen,E Nagler +16 more
TL;DR: The Clinical Practice Guideline on the diagnostic approach and treatment of hyponatraemia is developed as a joint venture of three societies representing specialists with a natural interest in hyponatonemia to obtain a common and holistic view.
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The Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis
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Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hyponatremia: Expert Panel Recommendations
Joseph G. Verbalis,Steven R. Goldsmith,Arthur Greenberg,Cynthia A. Korzelius,Robert W. Schrier,Richard H. Sterns,Christopher J. Thompson +6 more
TL;DR: The updated expert panel recommendations in this document represent recommended approaches for multiple etiologies of hyponatremia that are based on both consensus opinions of experts in hypon atremia and the most recent published data in this field.
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