Demonstration of natriuretic activity in urine of neurosurgical patients with renal salt wasting
We have utilized the persistent elevation of fractional excretion (FE) of urate, > 10%, to differentiate cerebral/renal salt wasting (RSW) from the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), in which a normalization of FEurate occurs after correction of hyponatremia. Previ...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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F1000Research
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752684/ |