Salt, sweat, and unclear? Diaphoresis and hypernatremia in end-stage kidney disease: Questions

Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 Feb;33(2):251-252. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3667-7. Epub 2017 Apr 27.

Daniella Levy Erez^{1

2}, Lawrence Copelovitch^{3

4}, Michele Denburg^{3

4}

¹ Division of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA. [email protected].
² Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. [email protected].
³ Division of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA.
⁴ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

This quiz will discuss two patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis presenting with diaphoresis and hypernatremia.

Keywords: Diaphoresis; End-stage kidney disease; Hypernatremia.