Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine - 16th Ed

Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome. CSW means that the body is excreting salt in the urine. Salt has a high osmotic action so carries water with it. This results in a large diuresis in addition to a low serum sodium. The patient will be dehydrated, confused, hypotensive and deteriorating. ................
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