Precision medicine: "Point of Care Ultrasound" (PoCUS) in the diagnostic approach to the patient with hyponatremia

Nefrologia (Engl Ed). 2024 Apr 16:S2013-2514(24)00081-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2024.03.022. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHyponatremia is a multifactorial disorder defined as a decrease in plasma sodium concentration. Its differential diagnosis requires an adequate evaluation of the extracellular volume (ECV). However, ECV determination, simply based on the clinical history, vital signs, physical examination, and laboratory findings can leads to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. The use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), through the combination of Lung Ultrasound (LUS), Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) and Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS), allows a much more accurate holistic assessment of the patient's ECV status in combination with the other parameters.PMID:38631962 | DOI:10.1016/j.nefroe.2024.03.022

Source: Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia - April 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jaime Maz ón Ruiz Eduardo Josue Banegas Jose Luis P érez Canga Luis Bravo Gonz ález-Blas Natalia Men éndez García Adriana Cavada Bustamante Mara Serrano Soto Emilio S ánchez Álvarez Roberto Alc ázar Arroyo Gregorio A Romero-Gonz ález Source Type: research