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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 1;4(3):491-493.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2018.11.011. eCollection 2019 Mar.

A Novel Case of Pseudohyponatremia Caused by Hypercholesterolemia

Lu Song  1 , Ramy M Hanna  2 , Minhtri K Nguyen  2 , Ira Kurtz  2   3 , James Wilson  2
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A Novel Case of Pseudohyponatremia Caused by Hypercholesterolemia

Lu Song et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Figure 1
Results of sodium concentration by indirect ion selective electrode (ISE) method versus cholesterol in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis or liver graft-versus-host disease. Green triangles, our data; orange circles, data from previously reported cases summarized by Hussain et al. Sodium-ind, sodium by indirect ISE method.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Take-home points. ISE, ion selective electrode; Lp-X, lipoprotein X.
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