Hyponatremia etiology by history and physical

Hospital and Internal Medicine Podcast by Gil Porat, M.D., FACP, CPT

Dec 23, 202029:53Religion & Spirituality

Hyponatremia remains a challenging topic for many because they are trying to memorize algorithms and numbers. You can usually nail the etiology by history & physical and a brief chart review.

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