ArticleCardiorenal syndromeAuthor:Benjamin J. Freda, DOPublish date: May 1, 2018Faced with a rising serum creatinine in a heart failure patient, I suggest looking for causes other cardiorenal syndrome, continuing diuretics, and...Read More
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ArticleManagement of hyponatremia: Providing treatment and avoiding harmAuthor:Benjamin J. Freda, DOPublish date: October 1, 2010Undercorrection of acute symptomatic hyponatremia can lead to serious neurologic injury, but so can overly rapid correction of chronic hyponatremia...Read More
ArticleEvaluation of hyponatremia: A little physiology goes a long wayAuthor:Benjamin J. Freda, DOPublish date: August 1, 2004A careful and logical approach can promptly reveal the causative factor or factors in nearly all cases.Read More
