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After a person is severely burned, there is a massive shift in fluids from the intravascular space to the interstitial. As the fluid moves out, sodium moves with it causing a decrease in sodium in the blood stream - hyponatremia.
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How can hyponatremia be prevented?
Patients who take diuretic medications must be checked regularly for the development of hyponatremia.
What is reverse isolation?
It for burn patients transplant and chemotherapy patients.
What ICD-9 code is for hyponatremia?
276.1 is the ICD9 code for hyponatremia. Hyponatremia means low blood sodium levels.
What is the scientific term for water intoxication?
It is called hyponatremia. It is called hyponatremia.
Number of burn patients in US per year?
Every year, nearly 1.25 million burn patients are treated in the United States.
How do you spell hyponatremia?
Hyponatremia is spelled as H-Y-P-O-N-A-T-R-E-M-I-A.
What is a Major problem burn patients face?
Infection
Does a gastroenterologist treat hyponatremia?
If you have hyponatremia, start with your primary care provider. The initial testing that your PCP can do will direct you appropriately to the right specialist. There is no one specialist who treats hyponatremia; instead, you have to narrow the possible causes.
Does losartan causes hyponatremia?
Hyperkalemia, hyponatremia have been reported with losartan. This is listed in the adverse effects of losartan by Merck the manufacturers
What are the importance of the rule of nines in the treatment of burn patients?
The importance of the "rule of nines" in treatment of burn patients is that it allows estimation of the extent of burns so fluid volume replacement can be calculated accurately.
Is nausea a symptom of hyponatremia?
Yes
One complication that pediatric burn patients are especially susceptible to is?
hyperthermia
