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. 2001 Mar 31;322(7289):780-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7289.780.

Lesson of the week: Acute hyponatraemia in children admitted to hospital: retrospective analysis of factors contributing to its development and resolution

M Halberthal  1 , M L Halperin, D Bohn
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Lesson of the week: Acute hyponatraemia in children admitted to hospital: retrospective analysis of factors contributing to its development and resolution

M Halberthal et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Concentration of sodium and potassium in urine at nadir observed for plasma sodium concentration in 17 patients (numbers represent rate of urine flow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Comparison of decline in plasma sodium concentration with amount of electrolyte free water given in 17 patients. Difference in sodium concentration was between initial value and that at its nadir
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