Effects of correction equation for actual sodium concentration on the reduction in frequency of reports on pseudohyponatremia
Serum sodium concentration could be spuriously reduced by excess glucose or lipid; thus, hyponatremia should be reassessed before reporting in order to exclude the possibility of pseudohyponatremia.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2019-0058 |