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Hyponatraemia

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Prevalence

Hyponatraemia (< 130 mmol/l) is a rare cause of admission to hospital c

However it often develops in elderly patients in hospital, but is usually mild. c


Expiry date: September 2005
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Authors   T   Ringrose , CM   Ball
Reviewer   J V   Bonventre
CAT Writers   T   Ringrose , CM   Ball