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Can Hyponatremia Cause Altered Mental Status?
My 89 year old previously alert, very active mother was hospitalized for severe hyponatremia, following a bout of diverticulitis. She was discharged over the weekend. She called me to tell me she feels wonderful and is at peace and has written loving letters to everyone....and she just wanted to tell me she loves me because God is going to be taking her before my visit in 6 weeks. This is NOT my normally happy active mom. Could the hyponatremia which dropped at one point to 108 have caused some permanent to transient post recovery mental defects?
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
she must be checked for her SERUM Na and Serum K level as the hyponatremia is known to cause various neurological and psychiatric symptoms ...also better get her kidney function test as blood urea and Serum creatinine
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