HYPONATREMIA-INVESTIGATIONS

SUMMARY

1. Serum sodium, osmolality
2. Urine sodium, osmolality
3. Serum glucose
4. Thyroid function test
5. Early morning serum cortisol
6. CT brain to rule out intracranial hemorrhage
7. CXR to rule out pulmonary pathology

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