Part 1 describes the case of a 74-year-old woman who experienced a worsening of her psychiatric condition shortly after commencing fluoxetine and was found to have a low serum sodium level. The clinical features of hyponatraemia and its causes are reviewed. Part 2 reviews the reports of hyponatraemi
Depression, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, and Osteoporosis
โ Scribed by Itai Bab; Raz Yirmiya
- Book ID
- 107547062
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1544-1873
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