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Published on: May 19, 2015
Altered mental status in a young, healthy female
Natasha B Wheaton1, Aashish K Didwania, Michael A Gisondi
11Department of Emergency Medicine; 2Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; and 3Department of Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Innovation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Abstract:
A young previously healthy patient presented with fever and altered mental status. Her evaluation would eventually reveal a profound hyponatremia in the setting of a viral meningoencephalitis. This case report reviews the evaluation of hyponatremia and treatment options for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion, her ultimate diagnosis.
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