The Problem with Salt

Hyponatremia is all the rage these days, but the question on my mind is:

When is a sodium level too low to send someone home?

Today we are joined by some of emergency medicine’s greatest minds in our quest for the answer.

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About Rob Orman

Deceptively tall.
Podcaster to the stars, father of many, lover of few

Comments

  1. GruntDoc says:

    Wow, thanks for including me, and for the nice things said about my humble blog.

    And, interesting that we all have a threshold that’s not well- documented, but universal.

  2. GruntDoc says:

    Thanks for including me, and for the nice comments!

  3. Nicely put together Rob -- unsurprisingly ZDoggMD steals the show!
    Chris

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