Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia: Current Understanding and Management

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...

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Published in:Clinical pediatric emergency medicine 2009-12, Vol.10 (4), p.272-278
Main Authors: Chung, Catherine H., MD, MPH, Zimmerman, Donald, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Breastfeeding & lactation
central pontine myelinosis
cerebral edema
Dysnatremias
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Hospitalization
Hyperglycemia
hypernatremia
hyponatremia
Hypothyroidism
Illnesses
Milk
Mortality
water deficit
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1522-8401
1558-2310
DOI:10.1016/j.cpem.2009.11.002