Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a key hormone in the human body. Despite the clinical
relevance of AVP in maintaining fluid balance and vascular tone, measurement of mature …

Congest Heart Fail. 2010; 16 (4)(suppl 1): S37–S44.© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Arginine
vasopressin (AVP or antidiuretic hormone) is one of the key hormones in the human body …

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is activated in response to stress. One of the
activated hypothalamic hormones is arginine vasopressin, a hormone involved in …

Thyroid emergencies are rare, life-threatening conditions resulting from either severe
deficiency of thyroid hormones (myxedema coma) or, by contrast, decompensated …

AND Bmanagement^. The search was limited to humans and papers in the English
language. Relevant guidelines were also searched using the same criteria in the National …

Hyponatremia is the most frequently occurring electrolyte abnormality and can lead to life-
threatening complications. This disorder may be present on admission to the intensive care …

Disorders of sodium and water homeostasis are among the most commonly encountered
disturbances in the critical care setting, because many disease states cause defects in the …

Myxedema coma is the most severe form of hypothyroidism and carries a high mortality risk.
Patients are typically elderly women who present in winter with deteriorating mental status …

OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this paper was to discussthe diagnosis, pathophysiology, and
management of hyponatremia among critically ill, hospitalized patients (eg, after surgery or …

El hipotiroidismo es una enfermedad frecuente, de diagnóstico y tratamiento simples. Si no
es detectada a tiempo puede progresar a la forma más grave conocida como coma …