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Electrolyte Disorders in Pregnancy

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In pregnancy, central nervous system and hormonal changes lead to altered regulation of salt and water. This chapter discusses the differential diagnosis for hyponatremia and hypernatremia during pregnancy and the management in the pregnant woman.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY, USA

    Valerie Barta

  2. Department of Nephrology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Holly Koncicki

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    Mala Sachdeva

  2. Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health System, Great Neck, NY, USA

    Ilene Miller

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Barta, V., Koncicki, H. (2020). Electrolyte Disorders in Pregnancy. In: Sachdeva, M., Miller, I. (eds) Obstetric and Gynecologic Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25324-0_9

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