Patterns And Clinical Correlates Of Hyponatraemia Among Medical Admissions In A Tertiary Hospital In North-Western Nigeria

ABSTRACT Hyponatraemia is the most common electrolyte disorder among hospitalized patients and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, data on its prevalence and clinical characteristics among general medical admissions in Nigeria remain limited. The objective was to determine the prevalence, severity, biochemical patterns, and associated clinical conditions of hyponatraemia among patients admitted into the medical wards of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 199 adult patients admitted into the medical wards of ABUTH, Zaria. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were extracted from medical records. Hyponatraemia was defined as serum sodium concentration