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How is low blood sodium treated?
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Cause more important: Finding the cause of low sodium is more important, as the treatment needs to address the underlying pathology. If the low sodium is an isolated finding, taking more table salt would take care of it.
Answered 9/10/2012
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See below: There are many reasons or causes of low sodium and each of them require specific treatment ivfluids, water restriction, demeclocyline, tolvaptan are a few treatments seek help from a nephrologist.
Answered 3/1/2016
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