Hyponatremia: Evaluation and Treatment

ISBN-13: 9781461466444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 256 str.

Eric Simon

Opis

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder found in a variety of settings. Manifestations range from subtle abnormalities to convulsions and death. New treatment options, such as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) antagonists, have created the need for a resource presenting the latest evidence and clinical approaches.Hyponatremia: Evaluation and Treatment is a comprehensive review of hyponatremia, with an emphasis on managing this disorder from diagnosis to treatment. The incidence and occurrence of acute and chronic hyponatremia in general terms are covered, as well as disorders of the central nervous system, heart and liver with their relation to hyponatremia. Common clinical scenarios are presented along with both traditional and new methods of treatment.Authored by experts on this disorder from around the world, experienced members of the medical community and trainees alike will find Hyponatremia as an indispensible guide to diagnosis, managing and treating patients with hyponatremia.

Spis treści

1. Epidemiology and Significance of Hyponatremia          

Federico J. Teran and Eric E. Simon

 

2. Physiology of water balance and pathophysiology of hyponatremia

Jeffrey C. Sirota and Tomas Berl

 

3. Utility of Electrolyte-Free Water Clearance in the Analysis and Treatment of Dysnatremias

Minhtri Khac Nguyen, Huma Hasnain, Michael J. DiBiase, Carl Schulze and Ira Kurtz

 

4. Cerebral-Renal Salt Wasting

John K. Maesaka, Louis Imbriano, Shayan Shirazian, Nobuyuki Miyawaki and Naveed Masani

 

5. CNS Manifestations of Hyponatremia and Its Treatment

Fabrice Gankam Kengne and Guy Decaux

 

6. Hyponatremia Induced by Drugs

George Liamis and Moses Elisaf

 

7. Hyponatremia in Heart Failure

Mohammed Sarraf and Steven R. Goldsmith

 

8. Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Treatment

Elsa Solà, Andrés Cárdenas and Pere Ginès,

 

9. Hyponatremia in Psychosis

Pichai Ittasakul and Morris B. Goldman

 

10. Exercise Associated Hyponatremia  

Mitchell H. Rosner, Brad Bennett, Tamara Hew-Butler and Martin D. Hoffman

 

11. Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists

Mehul B. Patel, Ruediger W. Lehrich and Arthur Greenberg

 

12. Treatment of Hyponatremia

Richard H. Sterns, Stephen M. Silver and John K. Hix

Blurb

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder found in a variety of settings. Manifestations range from subtle abnormalities to convulsions and death.  New treatment options, such as Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) antagonists, have created the need for a resource presenting the latest evidence and clinical approaches.

 

Hyponatremia:  Evaluation and Treatment is a comprehensive review of hyponatremia, with an emphasis on managing this disorder from diagnosis to treatment.  The incidence and occurrence of acute and chronic hyponatremia in general terms are covered, as well as hyponatremia induced by drugs and exercise and disorders of the central nervous, cardiovascular and digestive systems.  Common clinical scenarios are presented along with both traditional and new methods of treatment.

 

Authored by experts on this disorder from around the world, experienced members of the medical community and trainees alike will find Hyponatremia as an indispensible guide to diagnosis, managing and treating patients with hyponatremia.