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Hyponatremia treatment is aimed at addressing the underlying cause, if possible. If you have moderate, chronic hyponatremia due to your diet, diuretics or drinking too much water, your doctor may recommend temporarily cutting back on fluids.
This topic provides an overview of the treatment of adults with hyponatremia, including the pretreatment evaluation, selection of initial and subsequent therapy, goals of therapy, and common pitfalls.
Hyponatremia is a condition where sodium levels in your blood are lower than normal. In many cases, too much water in your body dilutes sodium levels. It’s also possible to lose too much sodium. You may have a short-term treatment plan or a long-term plan. What is hyponatremia?
If your blood sodium levels get too low, you might develop a condition called hyponatremia. Learn why it happens, how to spot the symptoms, and how to get the right treatment.
Prompt treatment is most important for people who have sudden hyponatremia (dramatic drop in less than 48 hours) and/or severely decreased levels. Hyponatremia treatment is highly customized and requires medical supervision.
In general, hyponatremia is treated with fluid restriction (in the setting of euvolemia), isotonic saline (in hypovolemia), and diuresis (in hypervolemia). A...
For acute or severely symptomatic hyponatremia, both guidelines adopted the approach of giving a bolus of hypertonic saline. Although fluid restriction remains the first-line treatment for most forms of chronic hyponatremia, therapy to increase renal free water excretion is often necessary.
Hyponatremia treatment is aimed at resolving the underlying condition. Depending on the cause of hyponatremia, you may simply need to cut back on how much you drink. In other cases of hyponatremia, you may need intravenous electrolyte solutions and medications.
Hyponatremia is diagnosed by measuring the sodium level in blood. Determining the cause is more complex. Doctors consider the person’s circumstances, including other disorders present and medications or illicit drugs taken. Blood and urine tests are done to evaluate the amount of fluid in the body, the concentration of blood, and content of urine.
Hypovolemic hyponatremia is treated with normal saline infusions. Treating euvolemic hyponatremia includes restricting free water consumption or using salt tablets or intravenous vaptans....