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Hyponatremia or hyponatraemia is a low concentration of sodium in the blood. [4] It is generally defined as a sodium concentration of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEq/L. [3] [8] Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.
It is a test ordered to distinguish between forms of renal failure and to classify the severity of hyponatremia. [1] The urine sodium is expressed as a concentration (such as millimoles per liter). The result must therefore be interpreted in the context of the degree of urine concentration present.
Hypoosmolar hyponatremia is a condition where hyponatremia is associated with a low plasma osmolality. [1] The term "hypotonic hyponatremia" is also sometimes used. [2] When the plasma osmolarity is low, the extracellular fluid volume status may be in one of three states: low volume, normal volume, or high volume.
There are nine supplemental features: 1) a low BUN; 2) a low uric acid; 3) a normal creatinine; 4) failure to correct hyponatremia with IV normal saline; 5) successful correction of hyponatremia with fluid restriction; 6) a fractional sodium excretion >1%; 7) a fractional urea excretion >55%; 8) an abnormal water load test; and 9) an elevated ...
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A cosyntropin stimulation test may be needed in mild cases, but usually, the random levels of 17OHP are high enough to confirm the diagnosis. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] [ 94 ] Elevated 17OHP may activate the androgen "backdoor" pathway, that leads to an excess of 5α-dihydrotestosterone and other potent androgens.
The clinical picture of TURP syndrome will vary according to its severity, and may further be influenced by the type of irrigant used. There is no classical presentation for TURP syndrome, indeed signs and symptoms are often vague and non-specific, therefore in the correct clinical context the clinician should have a high index of suspicion.
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