Pseudohyponatraemia in a patient with obstructive jaundice

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dc.contributor.authorLe Riche M.
dc.contributor.authorBurgess L.J.
dc.contributor.authorMarais A.D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:03Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:03Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Pseudohyponatraemia is uncommonly associated with severe hypercholesterolaemia. Severe hypercholesterolaemia encountered in obstructive jaundice due to an abnormal lipoprotein, lipoprotein X (LpX), may result in pseudohyponatraemia. Case report: We report a case of falsely low sodium measurements in a patient with severe hypercholesterolaemia due to obstructive liver disease. The pathophysiology, complications and analytical effects of LpX are briefly discussed. Conclusion: The possibility of pseudohyponatraemia should be considered in severely hypercholesterolaemic samples.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationClinica Chimica Acta
dc.identifier.citation366
dc.identifier.citation1-2
dc.identifier.issn00098981
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.cca.2005.10.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13613
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectclinical feature
dc.subjectdisease association
dc.subjectdisease course
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfollow up
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthypercholesterolemia
dc.subjecthyponatremia
dc.subjectlaboratory test
dc.subjectliver function test
dc.subjectobstructive jaundice
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectpseudohyponatremia
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectDiagnosis, Differential
dc.subjectElectrophoresis, Agar Gel
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectHypercholesterolemia
dc.subjectHyponatremia
dc.subjectJaundice, Obstructive
dc.subjectLipoprotein-X
dc.titlePseudohyponatraemia in a patient with obstructive jaundice
dc.typeArticle
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