An analysis of the relationship between serum cortisol and serum sodium in routine clinical patients
Objectives: Adrenal insufficiency is an uncommon cause of hyponatraemia that should not be overlooked due to the severe consequences of an Addisonian crisis. Using the laboratory database of a large teaching hospital, we have explored the relationship between serum sodium and serum cortisol, and hav...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-08-01
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Series: | Practical Laboratory Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551717300197 |