Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia: Current Understanding and Management

Catherine H. Chung; Donald Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2009.11.002

Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia: Current Understanding and Management

Catherine H. Chung^*, Donald Zimmerman

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Abstract

Dysnatremias can be a challenging diagnosis for pediatric emergency care providers because patients can present with vague symptoms but can quickly develop neurologic sequelae. It is important that emergency care physicians are knowledgeable about higher risk populations, clinical presentation, and possible etiologies to provide prompt treatment. This article will present 2 cases with sodium abnormalities and then review the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and current management practices for dysnatremias.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	272-278
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2009.11.002
State	Published - Dec 1 2009

Keywords

Dysnatremias
central pontine myelinosis
cerebral edema
hypernatremia
hyponatremia
water deficit

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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