Desai Drashti, Pati Shefali, Evangelista Ma Carla Angela
Internal Medicine, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYC HHC) Lincoln Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Cureus. 2023 May 28;15(5):e39603. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39603. eCollection 2023 May.
The authors report a case of hypernatremia in a patient with a history of dementia. This case highlights the challenges and scope of taking care of such patients. It also highlights the hardships in diagnosing and caring for patients with inadequate documentation of past diagnoses and treatments.
作者报告了一例有痴呆病史患者的高钠血症病例。该病例凸显了照顾此类患者的挑战和范围。它还凸显了在既往诊断和治疗记录不充分的患者的诊断和护理方面的困难。