Hyponatremia among Runners in the Boston Marathon
Hyponatremia among Runners in the Boston Marathon
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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The development of hyponatremia during a marathon may have grave consequences. In this study of 488 runners in the 2002 Boston Marathon, 13 percent had hyponatremia, and 0.6 percent had critical hyponatremia (serum sodium concentration, <120 mmol per liter). Weight gain during the race, longer racing time, and body-mass-index extremes were associat...
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Hyponatremia among Runners in the Boston Marathon
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67739414
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67739414
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa043901
