This book presents a comprehensive review of hyponatremia, gathering both classic and new information. Coverage includes acute and chronic hyponatremia, clinical approaches, and related disorders of the central nervous system, heart and liver.

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder found in a variety of settings. Manifestations range from subtle abnormalities to convulsions and death. New treatment options, such as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) antagonists, have created the need for a resource presenting the latest evidence and clinical approaches.

Hyponatremia: Evaluation and Treatment is a comprehensive review of hyponatremia, with an emphasis on managing this disorder from diagnosis to treatment. The incidence and occurrence of acute and chronic hyponatremia in general terms are covered, as well as disorders of the central nervous system, heart and liver with their relation to hyponatremia. Common clinical scenarios are presented along with both traditional and new methods of treatment.

Authored by experts on this disorder from around the world, experienced members of the medical community and trainees alike will find Hyponatremia as an indispensible guide to diagnosis, managing and treating patients with hyponatremia.

This comprehensive text is dedicated to a common but often misunderstood electrolyte abnormality Covers both traditional methods of treatment and the use of the new Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) antagonists Appeals to a wide cross-section of the medical community Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Epidemiology and Significance of Hyponatremia.- Physiology of water balance and pathophysiology of hyponatremia.- Utility of Electrolyte-Free Water Clearance in the Analysis and Treatment of Dysnatremias.- Cerebral-Renal Salt Wasting.- CNS Manifestations of Hyponatremia and Its Treatment.- Hyponatremia Induced by Drugs.- Hyponatremia in Heart Failure.- Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Treatment.- Hyponatremia in Psychosis.- Exercise Associated Hyponatremia.- Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists.- Treatment of Hyponatremia.