Creator: Dr. Simi Paknikar
Keywords: Harrison’s Internal Medicine, hyponatremia

Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Nov 21, 2019

References for Drugs Causing Low Blood Sodium Levels / Hyponatremia

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Jan 11, 2012
Last Updated on Nov 21, 2019

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Libby Wednesday, October 24, 2012

How do you know your sodium levels are too low or too high? Are the symptoms different?

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