Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Salt imbalance occurs in nearly a third of hospitalised patients

Simple guidelines for diagnosing and treating a salt imbalance occurring in up to 30% of hospitalised patients are published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. The guidelines recommend that any hospital-based clinician must be able to correctly diagnose, classify and treat hyponatraemia, which is associated with morbidity, mortality and length of hospital stay in a wide range of conditions.

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