Fields · Medicine · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hyponatremia, with a particular emphasis on its association with heart failure, elderly patients, osteoporosis, and inappropriate antidiuresis. The role of vasopressin and copeptin as biomarkers, as well as the neurological complications associated with hyponatremia, are also explored.