Hyponatraemia associated with cardiac tamponade and chronic fluid excess

We describe a complex case of hyponatraemia with two aetiologies. A 49-year-old man who drank 6 litres of dilute alcohol per day presented confused and oedematous with a serum sodium of 95 mmol/litre. Urine sodium was

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2010-07, Vol.2010 (jul09 1), p.bcr0720092113-bcr0720092113
Main Authors: Weekes, M P, Reddi, B A J, Wharton, S, Gazis, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Beer
Cardiac Tamponade - complications
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Fasting
Humans
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia - etiology
Kinases
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion - complications
Pericardiocentesis
Plasma
Pleural effusion
Polydipsia - complications
Radiography, Thoracic
Rare Disease
Urine
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Summary:We describe a complex case of hyponatraemia with two aetiologies. A 49-year-old man who drank 6 litres of dilute alcohol per day presented confused and oedematous with a serum sodium of 95 mmol/litre. Urine sodium was
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2113