About this episode
Author: Katie Sprinkle, MD Educational Pearls: Hyponatremia results when patients over hydrate and dilute their sodium with too much free water Symptoms of hyponatremia can mimic symptoms of dehydration (dizziness, lightheadedness, general malaise) With severe hyponatremia patients can progress to seizure, coma, and death Hypernatremia results from dehydration and is more common References: Bennett BL, Hew-Butler T, Hoffman MD, Rogers IR, Rosner MH; Wilderness Medical Society.. Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for treatment of exercise-associated hyponatremia: 2014 update. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4 Suppl):S30-42. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.009. PubMed PMID: 25498260. Braun MM, Barstow CH, Pyzocha NJ. Diagnosis and management of sodium disorders: hyponatremia and hypernatremia. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Mar 1;91(5):299-307. PubMed PMID: 25822386. Summarized by Travis Barlock, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD