Volume : 8, Issue : 3, March - 2019

ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF HYPONATREMIA AMONG - HOSPITALIZED DIABETIC PATIENTS - A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Dr. Nandakumar. C, Dr. Divya. J

Abstract :

Introduction- Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormality observed among hospitalized patients along with co morbid illnesess Objective The objectives of the study was to determine the common etiological factors of hyponatremia among hospitalized patients with diabetes. Subjects and Methods: The study was done over a period of one year , 100 consequetive diabetic patients who were admitted in the department of internal medicine were taken up for the study and analysed. Results and conclusion The study was conducted among 100 diabetic patients who were found to have hyponatremia .It was found that the mean age group among patients with hyponatremia was 57 years. The mimimum and the maximum age were found to be 23 years and 88 years respectively. In our study the majority of them were male patients . (63.3%). and the females were 36.7%. The most common etiological factor among diabetic patients was salt losing nephropathy. (41.7%)