Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte imbalance among hospitalised patients. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is considered the most frequent etiology on patients with euvolemic hiponatremia. Conventional treatment includes water restriction and salt tablets with limited efficacy and very slow onset of action in certain patients.Material and methods: Systematic sampling of all SIADH patients treated wit...