Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis-report of 40 cases / 中国实用内科杂志

Objective We have summarized the clinical characteristics of inappropriate antidiuresis(SIAD).Methods We adopted retrospective analysis to analyze the clinical and lab data of 40 cases.Results The most common causes of SIAD were malignant tumor,lung disease,and central nervous system disease.The five major abnormal lab data were:hypochloraemia,hypouricemia,hyponitremia,hypocalcemia,and low hematocrit.Conclusion It is important to diagnose SIAD as soon as possible,and patient presented hyponatremia combined with hypouricemia must be suspected to have SIAD.