Persistent hyponatremia in an elderly patient

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Persistent hyponatremia in an elderly patient

A 78-year-old male with early dementia and long-standing hypertension presented with acute, self-resolving left-sided body numbness. He was hypertensive (168/92 mmHg) but otherwise stable, euvolemic with no other clinical signs and symptoms. He was not on any other medications besides Telmisartan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Yin, Ye Lai, Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna, Mohamed Mokhtar, Normaizuwana, Thambiah, Subashini C.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Association of Clinical Chemistry 2020
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87130/

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