Two new vasopressin antagonists, conivaptan and tolvaptan have recently been licensed for the treatment of hyponatremia in the USA. Their safety and clinical effectiveness seems promising, but high ...

May 27, 2009 (Silver Spring, Maryland) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved tolvaptan (Samsca, Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals), a selective vasopressin-receptor antagonist that can be taken ...

Credit: Getty Images Findings are based on a study including more than 72,000 patients on hemodialysis from 25 countries. Mortality risk doubles in patients on hemodialysis with both hyponatremia and ...

A consistent recent finding has been the strong association between hyponatremia and fractures. Initially, two case control studies reported the association of mild asymptomatic hyponatremia with bone ...

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If the condition is moderate and due to poor diet or drinking too much water, for example, the patient may be advised to cut back on fluids and change their diuretic intake. A more severe, acute form ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(3):253-265. Fluid restriction to <800 mL/day raises serum sodium by only 1-2 meq/L/day, and patient adherence with this treatment is difficult to maintain. In addition, ...

Hyponatremia is a condition that happens when you don’t have enough sodium in your blood. We often try to limit how much salt (sodium) is in the foods we eat, but it’s important to remember that our ...

Low serum sodium concentrations in blood are called hyponatremia, a prevalent clinical electrolyte disorder. In contrast to acute hyponatremia, chronic hyponatremia has been previously considered ...

In older adults, low sodium often results from certain medications, kidney issues, or infections. Because multiple factors may contribute, treatment depends on identifying the underlying cause. Sodium ...