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What is your approach to interpreting urine studies in patients hospitalized for hyponatremia who have recently received intravenous fluids containing sodium chloride?

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Nephrology · UCLA
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Regardless of whether or not the patient receives intravenous saline infusion, a low urinary sodium concentration is still suggestive of reduced tissue perfusion (hypovolemia, CHF, cirrhosis).

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