Abstract
To the Editor: I should like to take issue with the statement made by Moses and Miller (N Engl J Med 291:1234–1239, 1974) that the cardinal feature of water retention in the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is a urine osmolality that is hypertonic to plasma. This common misconception is pointed out by Schwartz and Bartter in their review of the disease (Bartter EC, Schwartz WB: The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. Am J Med 42:794, 1967). Here the authors state that it is not necessary for the urine to be hypertonic to the plasma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 810-811 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 292 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 10 1975 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine