I have a 95 year old nursing home patient (Jessie) with a serum sodium level of 128. What could be causing this and how should it be treated? Most of the water in the body is in the cells. If water ...

October 25, 2010 (Toronto, Ontario) — Mild hyponatremia is an important risk factor for fractures in the elderly, according to new research presented here at the American Society for Bone and Mineral ...

Mild hyponatremia: A risk factor for bone fractures in the elderly Mild chronic hyponatremia has generally been viewed to be a relatively benign condition. 6 Increased attention is now being focused ...

Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a new study. Falls are a serious health problem for ...

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 ...

Hyponatremia may place elderly patients at increased risk for bone fractures, according to researchers. Harminder S. Sandhu, MD, and colleagues at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, evaluated sodium ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older adults with even slightly decreased levels of sodium in their blood, a condition known as hyponatremia, ...

A 77-year-old woman was admitted to hospital following 2 weeks of malaise, vomiting and decreased oral intake. She had multiple comorbidities, including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular ...

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 ...

DOCTOR. WHEN IT COMES TO SODIUM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TOLD TO WATCH THEIR LEVELS SO THEY DON’T CONSUME TOO MUCH. BUT THERE CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS EFFECTS TO YOUR HEALTH IF YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH SODIUM.

Mild hyponatremia in the elderly is associated with an increased risk for fractures, leading researchers to suggest that elderly patients with fractures may benefit from screening for hyponatremia.

Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of ...