Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2018

A STUDY OF SYMPTOMATIC HYPONATREMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS BASED ON HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Dr. Meenakshi. G, Prof. Dr. N. N. Anand

Abstract :

One of the commonest electrolyte disturbance in elderly hospitalised patients is hyponatremia.As there is no proper profiling for symptomatic hyponatremia in elderly patients. So our objective is to study the clinical features and the etiology of hyponatremia in hospitalized elderly patients and to classify the severity of hyponatremia in hospitalized elderlys.All elderly patients admitted in ICU with serum sodium level  of <= 125 mmol/L were included in our study.50 such symptomatic patients were studied.CNSsymptoms included were drowsiness, lethargy, confusion, seizures and coma. There was female preponderance forcases (55%). common co–morbid conditions were Hypertension (62%) and diabetes mellitus (51%). Thecommon cause of Hyponatremia was SIADH (30) followed by drugs of which diuretics was the maincontributor. Hence Hyponatremia was common in femalesthan malecounterparts and they better tolerate than them. Diuretics should be cautiously used in elderly patients.

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DR. MEENAKSHI.G, PROF.DR.N.N.ANAND, A STUDY OF SYMPTOMATIC HYPONATREMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS BASED ON HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-10 | October-2018

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