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. 2016 Sep;5(5):G4-G6.
doi: 10.1530/EC-16-0058.

SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINE EMERGENCY GUIDANCE: Emergency management of severe symptomatic hyponatraemia in adult patients

Stephen Ball  1 , Julian Barth  2 , Miles Levy  3 ; Society for Endocrinology Clinical Committee
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SOCIETY FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY ENDOCRINE EMERGENCY GUIDANCE: Emergency management of severe symptomatic hyponatraemia in adult patients

Stephen Ball et al. Endocr Connect. 2016 Sep.
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Figure 1
Patients with hyponatraemia presenting with severe symptoms. Recommended approach to the use of hypertonic sodium chloride.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Patients with hyponatraemia treated with hypertonic saline. Recommended approach if no improvement following 5 mmol/L rise in Na+ in the first hour.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Diagnostic algorithm for patients presenting with hyponatraemia. For use following emergency treatment.
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