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A rapid and efficient way to manage hyponatremia in patients with SIADH and small cell lung cancer: treatment with tolvaptan

BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia based on syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion (SIADH) is observed in up to 15% of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The electrolyte imbalance is associated with a high morbidity and mortality and often delays appropriate treatment. Managem...

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Autores principales: Petereit, Claudia, Zaba, Okan, Teber, Ishak, Lüders, Heike, Grohé, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23987478
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-13-55