Name: Jessica Mayhew

Theme: Sodium (Hyponatraemia)

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Achalasia

I

Pernicious anaemia

B

Acromegaly

J

SIADH

C

Cardiac failure

K

Vomiting

D

Chronic renal failure

L

 

E

COPD

M

 

F

Diuretic excess

N

 

G

Guillain-Barre syndrome

O

 

H

Osteomalacia

P

 

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. Normovolaemic and hyponatraemic   

 

 

2. Hypovolaemic with urinary Na+<20 mmol/L

 

 

3. Raised JVP, peripheral oedema and urinary Na+<20 mmol/L

 

 

4. Hypotension with urinary Na+>20 mmol/L

 

 

5. Hypervolaemic with urinary Na+>20 mmol/L

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1.J

2.K

3.C

4.F

5.D