Terlipressin Induced Severe Hyponatremia

Terlipressin is a vasopressin analogue used for its vasoconstrictor effect in the treatment of variceal bleeding. Despite its good safety profile compared to vasopressin, some adverse reactions may occur during its use – e.g. hyponatremia. We describe a case of a cirrhotic patient with active varice...

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Main Authors: Martin Šíma, Miroslav Pokorný, František Paďour, Ondřej Slanař
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karolinum Press 2016-01-01
Series:Prague Medical Report
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Online Access:https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/117/1/0068/