Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder in hospitalized patients. SIADH is characterized by euvolemic hyponatremia with sodium and urine osmolality inappropriately high. The selective antagonist of the vasopressin V2 receptor (tolvaptan) helps to eliminate water free of solute (aquaresis), being effective in treating this condition.Objetive: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of tolvaptan in the treatment of SIADH.<p class="a...

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction has been described as a common clinical entity in HIV infected patients, commonly with negative autoimmune tests. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of thyroid abnormalities in a cohort of HIV-infected males in a stable clinical state, the effect of exposure to ART on thyroid function and to identify the risk factors.Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational study of 90 HIV infecte...