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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 10, 2014; 5(3): 197-223
Published online Aug 10, 2014. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.197
Table 3 Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
Hyponatremia (serum sodium < 134 mEq/L)
Hypoosmolality (plasma osmolality < 275 mOsm/kg)
Inappropriately high urine osmolality ( > 500 mOsm/kg)
Inappropriately high urinary sodium concentration ( > 20 mEq/L)
Absence of hypothyroidism
Absence of adrenal insufficiency
Absence of volume depletion