Hypernatremia in the geriatric population

Maulin K Shah,1 Biruh Workeneh,1,2 George E Taffet1,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Nephrology, 3Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Hypernatremia in the geriatric population is a common disorder associated with si...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Shah MK, Workeneh B, Taffet GE
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2014
Materias:	Thirst Neglect dehydration diabetes insipidus Geriatrics RC952-954.6
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c2f4180055ed48f5a4a47fcb211f5c70
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:c2f4180055ed48f5a4a47fcb211f5c70
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2f4180055ed48f5a4a47fcb211f5c702021-12-02T07:07:54ZHypernatremia in the geriatric population1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/c2f4180055ed48f5a4a47fcb211f5c702014-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/hypernatremia-in-the-geriatric-population-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Maulin K Shah,1 Biruh Workeneh,1,2 George E Taffet1,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Nephrology, 3Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Hypernatremia in the geriatric population is a common disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Older people are predisposed to developing hypernatremia because of age-related physiologic changes such as decreased thirst drive, impaired urinary concentrating ability, and reduced total body water. Medications may exacerbate this predisposition. Hypernatremia and dehydration occurring in nursing homes are considered indicators of neglect that warrant reporting, but there are other nonavoidable causes of hypernatremia, and consideration at time of presentation is essential to prevent delay in diagnosis and management. We describe a case illustrating the importance of the consideration of alternate explanations for hypernatremia in a nursing home resident, followed by a review of hypernatremia in the elderly population, to underscore that neglect is the etiology of exclusion after alternatives have been considered. Keywords: geriatric, hypernatremia, sodiumShah MKWorkeneh BTaffet GEDove Medical PressarticleThirstNeglectdehydrationdiabetes insipidusGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 9, Pp 1987-1992 (2014)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Thirst Neglect dehydration diabetes insipidus Geriatrics RC952-954.6
spellingShingle	Thirst Neglect dehydration diabetes insipidus Geriatrics RC952-954.6 Shah MK Workeneh B Taffet GE Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
description	Maulin K Shah,1 Biruh Workeneh,1,2 George E Taffet1,3 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Nephrology, 3Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Hypernatremia in the geriatric population is a common disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Older people are predisposed to developing hypernatremia because of age-related physiologic changes such as decreased thirst drive, impaired urinary concentrating ability, and reduced total body water. Medications may exacerbate this predisposition. Hypernatremia and dehydration occurring in nursing homes are considered indicators of neglect that warrant reporting, but there are other nonavoidable causes of hypernatremia, and consideration at time of presentation is essential to prevent delay in diagnosis and management. We describe a case illustrating the importance of the consideration of alternate explanations for hypernatremia in a nursing home resident, followed by a review of hypernatremia in the elderly population, to underscore that neglect is the etiology of exclusion after alternatives have been considered. Keywords: geriatric, hypernatremia, sodium
format	article
author	Shah MK Workeneh B Taffet GE
author_facet	Shah MK Workeneh B Taffet GE
author_sort	Shah MK
title	Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
title_short	Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
title_full	Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
title_fullStr	Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
title_full_unstemmed	Hypernatremia in the geriatric population
title_sort	hypernatremia in the geriatric population
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/c2f4180055ed48f5a4a47fcb211f5c70
work_keys_str_mv	AT shahmk hypernatremiainthegeriatricpopulation AT workenehb hypernatremiainthegeriatricpopulation AT taffetge hypernatremiainthegeriatricpopulation
_version_	1718399599463366656

Hypernatremia in the geriatric population

Ejemplares similares