1 In up 14% of patients with hyponatremia, the problem may be drug-induced,1,2 with thiazide diuretics being the most common cause of drug-induced hyponatremia.
Certain drugs commonly used in patients with cancer are known to cause hyponatremia by inducing SIADH Cisplatin may also cause hyponatremia by damaging
Drugs Associated with Hyponatremia. Two additional causes of euvolemic hyponatremia must be excluded before making the diagnosis of SIADH or exogenous water
Among the all above causes of hyponatremia, drug- induced hyponatremia is very common. A medications such as diuretics, anticancer drugs, antihypertensives.
hyponatremia, or excessive retention of water, called dilutional hyponatremia.4,5 Depletional hyponatremia is caused by certain disorders or drugs that
by KP GOH 2024 Cited by 250Medications and drugs that cause hyponatremia are listed in Table 1. Some of the more common causes of medication-induced hyponatremia are
Studies indicate that 30% of hyponatremia cases are drug-induced [1]. additional drugs that have been known to cause hyponatremia were excluded
Elevated sodium levels lead to hypervolemia and water levels lead to hyponatremia. drugs cause hyponatremia. Available evidence
by M Morimoto 2024 Cited by 3Carbamazepine often causes drug-induced hyponatremia. Hyponatremia presents a variety of symptoms and sometimes affects life. Hyponatremia
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Well done, WW.