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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Main Authors: Eleanor McLaughlan, Julian H. Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Practical Laboratory Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352551717300197