Terlipressin Induced Severe Hyponatremia
Terlipressin is a vasopressin analogue used for its vasoconstrictor effect in the treatment of variceal bleeding. Despite its good safety profile compared to vasopressin, some adverse reactions may occur during its use – e.g. hyponatremia. We describe a case of a cirrhotic patient with active varice...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2016-01-01
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Series: | Prague Medical Report |
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Online Access: | https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/117/1/0068/ |