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Combined hyponatremia and hyperkalemia mimicking acute hypoadrenocorticism in three pregnant dogs
M Schaer1, K B Halling, K E Collins
1Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|April 11, 2001
Abstract:
Differential diagnoses for hyponatremia with concurrent hyperkalemia should include hypoadrenocorticism. Renal failure, chylothorax, and gastrointestinal tract disorders may also cause abnormally low serum sodium:potassium ratios. The ACTH stimulation test is the gold standard for diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism.