tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post4190823776588596440..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Hyponatremia in hospitalized patientsRobert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-9595238373395196932009-11-15T12:20:18.477-06:002009-11-15T12:20:18.477-06:00I have been practising for quite a while, and have...I have been practising for quite a while, and have always thought of myself as pretty familiar with hyponatremia. <br /><br />Now there is a recurrent clinical scenario which has foxed me. Patients with cancer often present with altered mental status, with hyponatremia, maybe between 110 - 120. Not a surprise. Inevitably, a sodium chloride infusion is started prior to the lab work coming back, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com