Lower than normal blood sodium levels, less than 130 mEq/L, is called hyponatremia. The affected individuals exhibit symptoms such as confusion, lethargy, headache, weakness, and fatigue. Drinking excess water (overhydration) and problems in the kidney result in low sodium levels in the blood.
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My mother suffers from low sodium levels. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,My mother suffers from low sodium levels. Although she tries to maintain them through a sodium-rich diet, she loses the levels when she is affected by any ailment. One doctor suggested her to use Tolsama on alternate days and monitor the serum electrolytes to check the levels and stop w... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I need more information to know the main diagnosis. I would like to know why is she having low sodium levels. As per the suggestion for Tolsama (Tolvaptan) by your physician, I assume the diagnosis to be SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretio... Read Full »
Is low blood pressure of 102/72 anything to worry about?
Query: Hello doctor, Is low blood pressure of 102/72 anything to worry about? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, low blood pressure is not to be worried much but you should take little high protein diet and sodium diet. Keep an active lifestyle and eat lots of fruits and vegetables to maintain good blood pressure and keep away the weakness. Keep getting your blood parameter... Read Full »
What is the treatment for prolonged sodium loss in my dad?
Query: Hello doctor, My father underwent a brain aneurysm repair one and a half years ago, after which, he is having a constant loss of sodium. He is taking one Tolsama 15 mg tablet every alternate day to stabilize his sodium levels. He is also currently taking Encorate Chrono 500, Absolut 3G, Nexfolin and... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query about your father and it appears that he has SIADH (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion). It commonly occurs after a brain surgery, due to excessive fluids and use of diuretics. The sodium levels usually return to normal soon, ... Read Full »
My relative was diagnosed with low sodium. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, One of my relative is 61-year-old and was diagnosed with lymphoma last year. He had chemotherapy and radiation for around seven months, and his previous PET scan four months ago showed no signs of cancer. He was good until last month's end. This month, his sodium level dropped, and he ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Multiple factors could lead to low sodium, such as poor nutrition, dehydration, side effects of earlier cancer treatment, comorbidities like high blood pressure and associated treatment, etc. Thus there is a possibility it not be related to the previous lymphoma. How... Read Full »
Why does my father keep having unconcious episodes?
Query: Hi doctor, My father is 55 years old. He is good in terms of his health and weight. He recently had a large AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) rupture and he was flown to the nearest hospital. He had a craniotomy to remove AVM and the ICH (Intracerebral brain hemorrhage) caused a large stroke. He was ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. When the cortical damage is widespread, the consciousness is impaired. Your father has come out from the deep unconsciousness, he is recovering now. During recovery, this sort of episodes are common and gradually the frequency of this episode would come down. Other factor... Read Full »
Is it advisable to give more water for a cancer patient with low sodium?
Query: Hi doctor, My dad has been diagnosed with aggressive mesothelioma cancer. He is very frail, and on leaving the hospital, he suffered from low sodium. He constantly asks for water, and I am unsure whether we are giving him enough to drink or giving him too much. His urine output is usually from 500 m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The water he drinks will not affect the drain output unless the heart failure component is there. However, when sodium is low, we usually restrict water intake depending on the cause of less sodium. Has he received chemotherapy? Your intake should be based on outpu... Read Full »
Will vitamin B12 deficiency result in random twitches?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 39-year-old male. I am inquiring about some symptoms that I have been having for about two weeks. I have had random muscle twitches throughout the day. It seems to have started in my right biceps. Sometimes, I will feel it in my left biceps, back of my leg, and calf. I was rece... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are many causes of muscle twitches, the common ones being anxiety, low potassium and also low sodium. In fact, muscle twitches can occur despite all the parameters being normal as well. Since, you said you were admitted for low sodium level, may I ask if the do... Read Full »
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