Law & Medicine
Overcompensation for Low Sodium Leads to Severe Injury
Emergency Medicine. 2012 May;44(5):25-26
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Francis L. Counselman, MD, Associate Editor-In-Chief, and Neal E. Flomenbaum, MD, Editor-In-Chief
Two cases are discussed by Neal Flomenbaum, MD: a woman with chronic hyponatremia is misdiagnosed, and an error is made in the administration route of epinephrine. What are the outcomes?