Conivaptan is a vasopressin antagonist, indicated for the treatment of euvolemic hyponatremia or hypervolemia. So what are the uses, dosage and precautions when using Conivaptan?

The Japanese have embraced water therapy. In fact, there are claims that the practice can treat a range of problems, from constipation to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and even cancer.

Drinking too much water can be harmful to the kidneys, even causing water to accumulate in the body, diluting electrolytes in the blood, causing conditions such as hyponatremia, hypokalemia... So how to drink water properly to ensure both quantity and quality?

Dehydration in children occurs when the body is significantly depleted of water and electrolytes at varying levels. Symptoms and signs of dehydration in children include thirst, lethargy, dry mucous membranes, decreased urine output, and when the child is severely dehydrated, alarming symptoms such as rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, and shock appear. Diagnosis of dehydration in children is based on history and clinical examination. Treatment involves oral or intravenous fluids to replace lost fluids and electrolytes.

In full-term infants, taurine deficiency results in impaired fat absorption, bile acid secretion, retinal and liver function. However, all can be reversed by taurine supplementation in breast milk. Therefore, this small beta-amino acid is truly conditionally essential.

Sodium is an important electrolyte that plays a role in cell membrane function. When blood sodium is low, electrical activity is easily affected, causing serious consequences. However, if it is due to abnormal ADH secretion syndrome, the core treatment of hyponatremia is simply to limit fluid intake instead of hypertonic sodium replacement.

Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium level in the blood is lower than normal. Sodium is an electrolyte that helps regulate the amount of water in and out of cells. When the blood sodium level is low, the sodium in the body becomes diluted and the water in the body increases, causing the cells to begin to swell. This condition can cause a variety of consequences, even life-threatening.

Hyponatremia is one of the common metabolic disorders in emergency resuscitation. Patients may have hyponatremia alone or in conjunction with another medical condition.

Dengue fever is a very dangerous and quite common disease in Vietnam, appearing seasonally. If dengue fever is not treated promptly, it will cause many dangerous complications, even life-threatening, including metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, calcium and sodium in the blood. These complications often appear when patients have severe dengue fever (also known as dengue hemorrhagic fever). So how to treat these complications?

Water poisoning due to drinking too much water is very rare, but this condition has been encountered clinically and has been recorded. The symptoms of water poisoning are quite similar to common diseases, so many people do not detect it until the condition becomes severe and have to go to the emergency room. So how is water poisoning understood and how does it affect the patient's health?

All of the body's systems depend on water to function properly. Drinking enough water helps the body regulate temperature, prevent constipation, eliminate waste products, and perform all of its major functions. However, too much water can lead to water intoxication. This occurs when the body's salts and other electrolytes become too diluted. If the electrolytes in the body drop too low too quickly, it can be fatal.