hyponatremia

Hyponatremia signals acute adrenal insufficiency

Maryann Ward, age 56, is admitted to the chest pain unit. Sara, her nurse, finds her alert and oriented. Mrs. Ward tells Sara her chest pain started yesterday. When assessing her, Sara…
hyponatremia

Recognizing acute hyponatremia

Sam Johansen, age 42, is admitted to the medical-surgical unit after 3 days of acute nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhea associated with acute abdominal pain. His nurse, Megan,…

SIADH and lung cancer: A case study

A 71-year-old patient arrives on your med-surg unit after resection of his small-cell lung cancer. Upon admission to your unit and at the end of your shift, he’s…

Stopping a downward spiral

For a patient with chronic heart failure, failure to take prescribed diuretics triggers a perilous chain of events
hyponatremia

Recognizing acute hyponatremia

Sam Johansen, age 42, is admitted to the medical-surgical unit after 3 days of acute nausea, vomiting, and watery diarrhea associated with acute abdominal…

SIADH and lung cancer: A case study

A 71-year-old patient arrives on your med-surg unit after resection of his small-cell lung cancer. Upon admission to your unit and at the end…

Stopping a downward spiral

For a patient with chronic heart failure, failure to take prescribed diuretics triggers a perilous chain of events

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