Hyponatraemia

Disease class: Water-electrolyte imbalance

This refers to sodium (natrium) levels in the blood below the reference range.

 

Management

• Sodium chloride

Beware: rapid reversal of hyponatraemia with aggressive treatment can cause a severe disease: central pontine myelinolysis. Sodium restoration must be very slow and gradual. Specialist advice should be sought.

See also

• Hypernatraemia