Endocrine Abstracts

Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte abnormality in hospitalised patients. It is often seen in patients with complex medical problems and in the critically ill. We determined the outcome for patients identified to have hyponatraemia over a one month period.Methods: We reviewed all in-patients with severe hyponatraemia, defined as serum sodium <125 mmol/l (135–146) at Hope Hospital during April 2005. Patients were identified retrospectively...