Urea as a therapeutic option in inadequate antidiuresis syndrome

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i4.25931

Keywords:

Inappropriate ADH Syndrome, Hyponatremia, Neurocognitive Disorders, Urea

Abstract

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis (SIAD), is produced by an alteration in the hypothalamus-neurohypophysis axis due to a failure in the osmotic regulatory response or non-osmotic factors, with complications directly related to the degree of hyponatremia and impact on quality of life and patient mortality. Management consists of normalization of natremia, and the search for the underlying etiology. We present the case of an adult patient diagnosed with idiopathic SIAD and associated neurocognitive disorder, with a favorable response to treatment with urea.

Author Biographies

  • Carolina Salas-Rodríguez, Essalud, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru

    Médico endocrinólogo.

  • Miguel A. Vences, Universidad César Vallejo, Escuela de Medicina. Piura, Peru

    Médico neurólogo.

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2023-12-18

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Salas-Rodríguez C, Vences MA, Paz-Ibarra J. Urea as a therapeutic option in inadequate antidiuresis syndrome. An Fac med [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 18 [cited 2024 May 17];84(4):453-7. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/25931