Symptomatic hyponatremia with hypoxia is a medical emergency

Kidney Int. 2006 Apr;69(8):1291-3. doi: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000252.

Abstract

Patients presenting with the combined finding of severe symptomatic hyponatremia and hypoxia have such high mortality rates that they should be admitted to an intensive care unit and intubated sooner rather than later. Without delay, these patients need rapid correction of their serum sodium by 8-10 mequiv. per liter and an increase in their partial pressure of arterial oxygen to values above 70 mm Hg.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Emergencies*
  • Humans
  • Hyponatremia / complications*
  • Hyponatremia / mortality
  • Hyponatremia / pathology
  • Hyponatremia / therapy*
  • Hypoxia, Brain / blood
  • Hypoxia, Brain / complications*
  • Hypoxia, Brain / therapy
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Oxygen / therapeutic use
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic / administration & dosage*
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic / adverse effects
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic / therapeutic use
  • Sodium / blood
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic
  • Sodium
  • Oxygen