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23rd September 2020

An 88-year-old woman admitted for a bronchial pneumonia has developed hyponatraemia

An 88-year-old woman admitted for a bronchial pneumonia has developed hyponatraemia, but is clinically euvolaemic. She is normally fit and well. Your consultant says he suspects she may be suffering from Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH, and asks you to order some tests to help figure out whether this is the case. 

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