CLINICAL PROFILE OF SEVERE HYPONATRAEMIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 63
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia is a common electrolyte abnormality that can be seen in isolation or as most often as a complication of other medical illness. Clinically, hyponatraemia is often unrecognised when it develops slowly, whereas severe hyponatraemia particularly of rapid onset is associated with substantial morbidity and can be life-threatening. Hyponatraemia is one of the treatable causes of electrolyte disorder with neuropsychiatric manifestations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients detected to have severe/symptomatic hyponatraemia admitted in the Department of General Medicine and Surgery was included in the present study. All were evaluated by a detailed history, clinical examination and relevant blood investigations. RESULTS Among the study subjects, 51% were males, 84% of subjects were beyond 60 years of age with mean age of 69.94 years. Majority of them had acute onset. Alternation in the sensorium was the most common presentation (98%), followed by weakness. CONCLUSION Severe/symptomatic hyponatraemia is more common among the elderly population. Lower the serum sodium baseline level, higher the probability of severe grades of altered sensorium (coma, stupor) and convulsions.
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Thuruthikattu Devan Unnikrishnan Kartha, Praveen Keshav
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