Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

A Study Of Clinical profile of Sodium imbalance in patients admitted in Intensive Care Unit at Tertiary care hospital at sangli.

Dr. Jayshree Awalekar, Dr. Chidanand Awalekar, Dr. Harshad Adhav

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Introduction: Sodium(Na) imbalance is commonly observed electrolye abnormaility in many diseases in Intensive Care Unit(ICU)patients. So we have undertaken this study to find clinical presentation& etiology of Na imbalance at tertiary care hospital. Material and Methods: Cross sectional observational study, included 50 patients having Na imbalance of various etiology. Thorough case history, physical examination, routine and specific lab investigations were done to find out the underlying etiology, clinical features. Inclusion criteria: Patients having hyponatremia i.e. sodium level <135mEq/L,Hypernatremia–those having sodium level >145mEq/L. Exclusion criteria: Patients less than 16 years of age. Observations–Hyponatremia(78%) is more common than Hypernatremia(22%). Sodium imbalance had significant impact on functioning of central nervous system. In our study, 85% patients had altered level of consciousness , while 15% were asymptomatic. Results– In our study of 50 patients 15% were asymptomatic with Na imbalance,11% had somnolence,10% had stupour,9 % had semicoma while 8% had coma. Conclusion: : Hyponatremia is more common because of various etiologies than hypernatremia. Most common cause of Hyponatremia was dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis, chronic laxative use followed by use of diuretics.

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A STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF SODIUM IMBALANCE IN PATIENTS ADMITTED IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AT SANGLI., Dr.Jayshree Awalekar, Dr.Chidanand Awalekar, Dr.Harshad Adhav INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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