cirus wrote:
just put it this way:
Brain & lung--->ANYTHING--->SIADH
What this link (http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic354.htm) refers to - hyponatremic dehydration in a setting of Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome - is opposite to SIADH... Failure to distinguish CSWS from SIADH as the cause of hyponatremia will lead to improper therapy (ie, fluid restriction), thereby exacerbating intravascular volume depletion and potentially jeopardizing cerebral perfusion
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| Ivonne
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Hyponatremia in patients with SAH. The pathology involves: (1) An inappropriate secretion of vasopressine, which causes water retention, and (2) An increased of atrial/brain natriuretic peptide, which causes cerebral salt-wasting Sd. These changes result in hyponatremia, which usually resolves within 1-2 weeks. SIADH is also commonly seen in pt with intracraneal hemorrhage. SIADH also result in hyponatremia, for which water restriction is the initial treatment of choice.
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| gr8doc
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Thanks Ivonne. The link is really useful. Appreciate it.
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