In addition, overly rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia can cause severe neurologic deficits and death, and optimal treatment strategies for such cases are not established. An expert panel ...

Physical examination and laboratory results can assist a clinician in identifying which mechanism is responsible and thus determine proper treatment. When hyponatremia is treated promptly and ...

The investigators, therefore, suggest that “bone quality should be assessed in all patients with chronic hyponatremia and appropriate treatment initiated where indicated.