internal medicine endocrine
and metabolic disorders internal medicine endocrine
and metabolic disorders
| Hyponatraemia |
| Prevalence Causes Clinical features Investigations Therapy Prognosis |  |
Most patients in severe cases recover well, c though patients with acute hyponatraemia or rapid correction are more likely to die 
c
Neurological complications (including encephalopathy) are uncommon
c |
Expiry date:
September 2005
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides
| Authors | T Ringrose , CM Ball |
| Reviewer | J V Bonventre |
| CAT Writers | T Ringrose , CM Ball |