Patients at risk of hyponatraemia
The following patients are at an increased risk of developing hyponatraemia:
- post operative patients
- alcoholics
- malnourished patients
- psychiatric polydipsic patients
- the elderly - caused by a combination of chronic disease and concurrent use of certain medication
- hypovolaemic patients
- burns patients
Reference:
- Braun MM, Barstow CH, Pyzocha NJ. Diagnosis and management of sodium disorders: hyponatremia and hypernatremia. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Mar 1;91(5):299-307.
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