Hyponatremia – unfavourable prognostic factor in hepatic cirrhosis

Hyponatremia – unfavourable prognostic factor in hepatic cirrhosis

Hyponatremia is defined by a level of Na in serum below or equal to 136 mEq/L while in hepatic cirrhosis it is classically considered as relevant only at a level of Na below 130 mEq/L.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Enescu Aurelia, Petrescu F., Mitruţ P., Pădureanu V., Petrescu Octavia Ileana, Albu Valeria Carmen, Moraru Andreea Larisa, Enescu Anca Ştefania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
hyponatremia
liver cirrhosis
hepatic transplant
portal hypertension
antidiuretic hormone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0036
Description
Summary:Hyponatremia is defined by a level of Na in serum below or equal to 136 mEq/L while in hepatic cirrhosis it is classically considered as relevant only at a level of Na below 130 mEq/L.
ISSN:2501-062X

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