ea0022p644 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010
Fenske Wiebke
, Maier Sebastian
, Blechschmidt Anne
, Stork Stefan
, Allolio Bruno
Background: The differential diagnosis of hyponatremia is often challenging because of its association with multiple underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, diseases and treatment options. Several algorithms are available in order to guide the diagnostic approach to hyponatremia, but their diagnostic and clinical utility has never been evaluated. We aimed to assess in detail the diagnostic utility as well the limitations of the existing approaches to hyponatremia.<p clas...