Extreme hypernatremia as a probable cause of fatal arrhythmia: a case report

BACKGROUND: Hypernatremia is a frequent occurrence among hospitalized patients. Severe hypernatremia is associated with mortality rates of over 60 %. Extreme hypernatremia, defined as sodium levels >190 mmol/l, is a rare occurrence. The literature on electrocardiographic changes occurring with th...

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Autores principales: Arambewela, Maulee Hiromi, Somasundaram, Noel P., Garusinghe, Chaminda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1062-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1062-9

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