{"slug":"electrolytes","tag":"electrolytes","variants":["electrolytes"],"description":"No description yet","count":1,"kinds":{"protocol":1},"related":[{"slug":"acute-oncology","tag":"acute-oncology","shared":1},{"slug":"oncological-emergency","tag":"oncological-emergency","shared":1},{"slug":"protocol","tag":"protocol","shared":1}],"records":[{"id":"hyponatraemia-siadh","kind":"protocol","name":"Hyponatraemia and SIADH in cancer: emergency hypertonic saline, safe correction and treating the cause","route":"/protocols/hyponatraemia-siadh/","tldr":"Low sodium in the blood is common in cancer, especially small-cell lung cancer, and can also come from some cancer drugs, sickness or diarrhoea. Vomiting, confusion, drowsiness or a fit with low sodium is an emergency: hospital teams give a strong salt drip in small doses and check often, because raising sodium too fast can damage the brain. Then the cause is treated."}]}