Lindner et al. have screened the database of a Viennese intensive care unit (ICU) to determine the prevalence of hypernatremia, its impact on mortality, and whether it affects length of stay.

Microglia are the brain's immune cells known to play a vital role in maintaining neural function and responding to potential threats. However, when the brain is subjected to hyperosmotic stress—a ...

intravenous antibiotics Study findings challenge current expert opinion advising slower correction rates. Rapid correction of severe hypernatremia is safe and appears to prolong survival, according to ...

E.M., a 37-year-old man, was admitted to Wadsworth Hospital because of abdominal swelling, weakness and a long history of heavy ingestion of alcohol. He was icteric and edematous. with . . . Robert M.

An 86-year-old black female was admitted to the hospital after she had a seizure while waiting for a swallow evaluation as an outpatient. Her family members report that the patient has baseline ...