October, 9, 2010 (Montreal, Canada) — Editor's Note: Hypersecretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is a common feature in palliative care patients. This leads to fluid retention, which the body ...

Background A 58-year-old schizophrenic male who had been drinking at least 4–5 l of pure water every day for 30 years was admitted to a hospital with complaints of nausea, fatigue, and irregular, ...

In our review, we considered the laboratory evaluation of hyponatremic patients.1 In hospital patients with hyponatremia, the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is ...

Hyponatremia: An Update on the Management of SIADH Therapeutic options for SIADH have been significantly enhanced with the introduction of specific vasopressin receptor antagonists HOW TO TAKE THE ...

I have a 95 year old nursing home patient (Jessie) with a serum sodium level of 128. What could be causing this and how should it be treated? Most of the water in the body is in the cells. If water ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), ...

We are aware of the importance of water in our body. But excess of water can also be dangerous for our health. There are many problems that are associated with increased water retention in the body.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old male who is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs 195 pounds. I had a heart attack 20 years ago, and I was warned to cut down my salt intake. From that time on, I stopped ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room. He was found to have extremely low sodium levels (118-120 mEq/L), ...

Upadhyay A, Jaber BL, Madias NE. Incidence and prevalence of hyponatremia. Am J Med 2006;119 (7 Suppl 1):S30-S35. Anderson RJ, Chung HM, Kluge R, Schrier RW. Hyponatremia: a prospective analysis of ...