Effects of correction equation for actual sodium concentration on the reduction in frequency of reports on pseudohyponatremia

Serum sodium concentration could be spuriously reduced by excess glucose or lipid; thus, hyponatremia should be reassessed before reporting in order to exclude the possibility of pseudohyponatremia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cho Jooyoung, Uh Young, Choi Seong Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2019-0058