[tina07]

My sister was just admitted to the hospital yesterday with severe pneumonia, sepsis, low blood pressure and low sodium. She is an alcholic so that has weakened her immune system and I imagine has contributed to the low sodium, don’t know enough about sodium deficiency or why she has it. She’s in ICU since 3am lastnight when her blood pressure took another dive. She’s 57.

[HangnJudge]

hyponatremia is a frequently observed electrolyte abnormality in hospitalized chronic alcoholic patients and is related to various pathophysiological mechanisms.

http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/35/6/612.full
MECHANISMS OF HYPONATRAEMIA IN ALCOHOL PATIENTS