High Antidiuretic Hormone Levels and Hyponatremia in Children With Gastroenteritis

Kristen Neville, Charles F. Verge, Matthew O’Meara, Jan L Walker

PEDIATRICS · 2005 · 82 citations · 20 references

Abstract

Nonosmotic stimuli of ADH secretion are frequent in children with gastroenteritis. Their persistence during IV-fluid administration predisposes to dilutional hyponatremia. The use of hypotonic saline for deficit replacement needs to be reassessed.

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