Author/Editor		Petruša, Katja; Ećimović, Patricija
Title		Huda akutna hiponatriemija pri transuretralni resekciji prostate - prikaz primera in pregled literature
Translated title		Severe acute hyponatriemia and transurethral resection of the prostate - case presentation and overview of literature
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 50, št. 2
Publication year		2011
Volume		str. 213-21
Language		slo
Abstract		The article presents a patient who developed severe acute hyponatremia during transurethral prostate gland resection. This case is interesting because of the sudden onset as well as the severity of the initial clinica1 presentation ofhyponatremia, which developed despite meticulous supervision and routine preventive measures. lnitiallaboratory measurement revealed an extremely low serum sodium level. Combined with the clinical picture (seizures, loss of consciousness), this indicated severe acute hyponatremia, which was then promptly treated. Hyponatremia is the electrolyte disturbance most commonly found in clinical practice and its acute form is seen mostly following transurethral prostate resection. Its other common causes include diuretic use, diarrhea, heart failure, and renal disease. Its clinical manifestations are primarily neurologic, especially in the case of acute hyponatremia, and they mainly include headache, confusion, and stupor, but seizures and corna may also occur. The treatment involves restriction of water intake and promotion of water loss, as well as replacement of any sodium deficit and treatment of the cause.
Descriptors		PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS PROSTATECTOMY HYPONATREMIA