Signs and symptoms associated with hyponatremia are secondary to cellular hypo-osmolality. Fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, muscle cramps weakness, and confusion occur when serum sodium ...

When a patient has hyponatremia, the serum osmolality should be tested – if this is high, the hyponatremia is most likely caused by high glucose levels (hyperglycemia). Sodium Correction ...

on the methods for the diagnosis of dehydration in older adults >65 years concluded that using serum osmolality ... primary treatment for hypovolemic hyponatremia. If a patient with hyponatremia ...

Potassium on the high end of normal is also ... to suspect SIADH rather than CSW are dilute serum with a osmolality less than 280 mOsm/L, hyponatremia and low BUN with concurrent concentrated ...