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Sodium, Osmolality, and Antidiuretic Hormone

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Assessment of urine and serum electrolytes, osmolality, and sometimes vasopressin is helpful in the assessment of polyuria and polydipsia as well as in the evaluation of primary hypo- or hypernatremia. This chapter discusses important assay considerations in this context and reviews laboratory interpretation and the next steps in management.

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  1. Pediatric Endocrine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Luz E. Castellanos

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    Takara Stanley

  2. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Madhusmita Misra

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Castellanos, L.E. (2021). Sodium, Osmolality, and Antidiuretic Hormone. In: Stanley, T., Misra, M. (eds) Endocrine Conditions in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52215-5_28

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