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During the Pseudohyponatraemia is a laboratory artefact that occurs discussions within the guideline development group, the when abnormally high concentrations of lipids or proteins importance of measured urine osmolality for the differ in the blood interfere with the accurate measurement of ential diagnosis of hyponatraemia was underscored. Pseudohyponatraemia still occurs Hence, we reasoned it would be illogical not to despite the use of ion-selective electrodes (30). This is recommend an additional measurement of serum osmol because venous blood samples are always diluted and a ality because it is not always available. However, although constant distribution between water and the solid phase of measuring serum osmolality in all patients with hypona serum is assumed when the serum sodium concentration traemia may seem useful, there are no hard data is calculated (Fig. This is called indirect ion-selective conrming this improves diagnosis or outcome. Hence, electrode measurement and used in large-scale analysers, we equally accept alternative approaches for ruling out. These approaches include in an undiluted sample, and in case of pseudohypona evaluating the clinical context. Besides possibly contributing to hyponatraemia, the ability of the kidneys to Questions for future research regulate urine osmolality and urine sodium is often diminished, much as with the use of diuretics. If urine osmolality is %100 mOsm/kg, we rec Hypotonic hyponatraemia has many possible underlying ommend accepting relative excess water intake as a cause of the hypotonic hyponatraemia (1D). If urine sodium concentration is O30 mmol/l, we suggest assessing extracellular uid status and use euvolaemic or hypervolaemic (87, 101, 102). However, of diuretics to further differentiate likely causes of clinical assessment of volume status is generally not very hyponatraemia (2D). Similarly, it seems that clinicians often misclassify concentration are best determined in the same urine hyponatraemia when using algorithms that start with a sample. Overall, fractional excretion of uric acid no study evaluating the sensitivity and specicity of a using a threshold of O12% seemed most useful for particular threshold. In hyponatraemia primarily with urine sodium concentration, fractional uric acid caused by excess water intake, vasopressin release excretion may be a better test for differentiating hypona is suppressed resulting in urine osmolality usually traemia in patients who are also treated with diuretic! By contrast, in case of non therapy, but these results need to be conrmed in a suppressed vasopressin activity, urine osmolality usually separate cohort before this parameter can be rec exceeds serum osmolality (106). In this range, one cannot Diagnostic difculty with diuretics be clear about the presence or absence of vasopressin the diagnostic difculty we face with diuretics is that activity and excessive uid intake may outweigh only patients on these medications may have increased, normal moderately suppressed vasopressin activity (85). All studies release and subsequently hyponatraemia because of a used a rise in serum sodium concentration after the decrease in circulating volume. All found similarly circulating arterial volume, even when they are taking high sensitivity estimates ranging from 0. A urine sodium concentration O30 mmol/l We translated the diagnostic evidence into a diagnostic had high estimated sensitivities of 1. However, for obvious reasons, this diagnostic tree the diagnostic accuracy of a urine sodium concentration is a simplication and does not guarantee completeness O50 mmol/l (109) and O20 mmol/l (109) but found lower in each individual. Of note, severely symptomatic sensitivities and specicities respectively than with a hyponatraemia always requires immediate treatment, threshold of 30 mmol/l. Other laboratory tests Several other diagnostic laboratory tests have been Urine osmolality evaluated for their ability to distinguish euvolaemia from Although there are no diagnostic test accuracy studies hypovolaemia and hypervolaemia in patients treated with assessing optimal thresholds for identifying vasopressin and without diuretics. These tests include serum urea activity, a urine osmolality %100 mOsm/kg on a spot concentration, serum uric acid concentration, fractional urine sample always indicates maximally dilute urine. Consider immediate treatment No with hypertonic saline (Section 7) Urine osmolality 100 mOsm/kg > 100 mOsm/kg Consider Primary polydipsia Low solute intake Beer potomania Urine sodium concentration 30 mmol/l > 30 mmol/l Low effective arterial Diuretics or blood volume kidney disease Because determining urine osmolality diuretics because they interfere with the renal concentrat is a simple method for conrming an excess of uid intake ing mechanism (17). Importantly, the use of diuretics does relative to solute intake, we recommend it as a rst step not exclude other causes of hyponatraemia. Urine sodium concentration A urine osmolality O100 mOsm/kg should trigger Clinical assessment of uid status additional diagnostic testing to determine the underlying In the absence of diuretics, a clinical assessment of the cause of hyponatraemia: ultimately classied into hypo volume status may aid further differential diagnosis. Because clinical assessment of uid status it this far down the algorithm is less likely to lead to is often difcult and may lead clinicians down the misclassication. There are fewer possible causes and they wrong path, we have consciously steered away from the are easier to distinguish from one another. Based on the traditional approach of including it in the algorithm combination of urine sodium concentration and clinical here. Instead, we recommend determining urine sodium assessment of extracellular uid volume, we can dene concentration on a spot urine sample. The pathophysiology of these around the same time to allow correct interpretation of conditions is detailed in section 5. This means that a urine sodium traemia is unresolved, the initial diagnosis of the under concentration %30 mmol/l suggests low effective arterial lying cause was probably wrong or only part of the blood volume, even in patients on diuretics. One may also want to consider seeking expert Diagnostic difculty with diuretics diagnostic advice. We suggest interpreting urine sodium concentrations O30 mmol/l with caution if patients are taking diuretics. In secondary be difcult to obtain the necessary measurements for adrenalinsufciency,hypocortisolism stimulatesvasopres calculating fractional uric acid excretion. Primary adrenal insufciency can present with hyperka Instead, we have taken a more pragmatic approach. Keep in mind that patients may not be aware hypothyroidism is very rare other than in myxoedema they are taking diuretics or that their use may not have coma, when there is also a decrease in cardiac output and been recorded. Although all types of diuretics have beenassociated with (50) did identify a correlation between newly diagnosed hyponatraemia, thiazide diuretics are most commonly the hypothyroidism and decreased serum sodium but found culprit (39). Potassium-sparing diuretics such as miner this effect to be small and clinically irrelevant. Clinical Endocrinology 2006 64 vasopressin concentration relative to serum osmolality. In addition, is a consequence of the choice to use different classi during group discussions, a fear of water-loading tests in cations for hyponatraemia, as explained in section 6. They believed that it justies urgent treatment observed in patients with intracranial disorders such as in these conditions, irrespective of biochemical degree or subarachnoid bleeding (41). A very high urine the guideline development group believed that in the sodium concentration, a high serum urea, orthostatic absence of severe or moderately severe symptoms, there is hypotension and a low central venous pressure argue in time for diagnostic assessment and cause-specic treat favour of cerebral salt wasting (Table 11) (42). If hyponatraemia is mild and symptoms are as uric acid or copeptin or the replacement of the severe or moderately severe (Table 5), the guideline deve classical parameters by novel ones further improve the lopment group advises to only accept causality in excep accuracy of the diagnosis of hyponatraemia It is also essential to understand that the guideline development group distinguishes between targets and limits. Treatment of hypotonic hyponatraemia in serum sodium concentration that one wishes and expects to achieve with a particular treatment. By contrast, How to use the treatment recommendations a limit is a change in serum sodium concentration one the advice provided in this section follows a specic does not want to exceed and if surpassed, requires prompt hierarchy as illustrated in Fig. Individual recommen counter-regulating intervention as described in section dations and statements can only be correctly interpreted 7. In addition, the reader should bear in mind that the and implemented if considered within this structure. We suggest checking the serum sodium concen tration after 20 min while repeating an infusion of However, preparing a 3% hypertonic saline infusion 150 ml 3% hypertonic saline for the next 20 min (2D). Therefore, it may increase in serum sodium concentration is achieved be wise for the pharmacy to store pre-prepared 150 ml (2D). It ensuresthat solutionsare traemia in an environment where close biochemical prepared under sterile conditions, by either the pharma and clinical monitoring can be provided (not graded). Hyponatraemia with severe symptoms infusion without having to prepare them on the spot. Follow-up management in case of improvement completely recover immediately, as it may take some 7. We recommend stopping the infusion of hypertonic time for the brain to fully recover. We recommend starting a diagnosis-specic treat ment if available, aiming at least to stabilise sodium as described under 7. We recommend limiting the increase in serum of the hypokalaemia will contribute to an increase in sodium concentration to a total of 10 mmol/l during the rst 24 h and an additional 8 mmol/l during every serum sodium concentration. The estimated total body tonic saline or equivalent when the symptoms water (l) is calculated as a fraction of body weight. The improve, the serum sodium concentration increases 10 mmol/l in total or the serum sodium concentration fraction is 0. We recommend additional diagnostic exploration for other causes of the symptoms than hyponatraemia respectively. Patients were sodium concentration, but for clinicians, the indications, treated according to a protocol in which 100 ml 3% infusion speed and target serum sodium concentration hypertonic saline was infused over 4 h with later adjust are often unclear. In 22%, the serum sodium concentration did not increase after the rst Overall, the body of evidence to base recommendations infusion and 19% required 200 ml while 3% required on this topic was limited. Several early case series reported 300 ml for an initial increase of 1 mmol/l (126). The treatment ment, symptoms and co-interventions differed widely resulted in an average increase in serum sodium concen both between and within studies and were often difcult tration of 0. However, in 11 and tration that were attained and to what extent these studies 10% of cases, the increase was O12 mmol/l per 24 h and were applicable to patients who present with severe O18 mmol/l per 48 h respectively. Infusion rates In another retrospective case series including 23 differed between patients (120). The sodium decit was corrected with 3% 250 mmol sodium chloride, infused over 10 min (119). In a retrospective patients, but it is unclear to what extent symptoms were chart review of 11 patients with acute hyponatraemia, caused by hyponatraemia. They increases in serum sodium concentration were limited to observed an increase in serum sodium concentration and 1. On average, the serum sodium concen osmotic demyelination syndrome, and it is therefore tration increased only slightly and indeed decreased in up unclear whether the neurological condition was caused to 1/3 of cases (124). Hypertonic concentration limited to 2 mmol/l during 24 h and saline was infused at rates calculated to keep the increase 4 mmol/l during 48 h (137). The combination the serum sodium concentration increased by 15 mmol/l treatment produced an increase in serum sodium con within the rst 48 h of treatment; the 24 h limit could not centration of 5. Osmotic demyelination syndrome is a rare but dramatic First-hour management complication that occurs in chronic hyponatraemia Severe symptoms mostly result from brain oedema caused when the serum sodium concentration increases too by an acute drop in effective osmolality or by rapid further rapidly (128). Although the available and three case series including a total of nine patients data stem from small series, they do suggest that the (72, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, situation can be reversed by rapidly increasing the serum 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, sodium concentration in the rst hour (85, 119). Given 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, the immediate risk of severe neurological damage, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175). In 6% (3/54), data were the infusion of 3% hypertonic saline is an effective way insufcient to allow estimation of the 24 and/or 48 h to rapidly increase the serum sodium concentration. In 96% (52/54) of cases, the initial serum Observational data and clinical experience indicate that sodium concentration was!

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The Partnering with Consumers Standard aims to the clinical care standard supports the use of ensure that consumers are partners in the design, current guidelines for sedation and anaesthesia delivery and evaluation of healthcare systems and from the Australian and New Zealand College of services, and that patients are given the opportunity Anaesthetists including: to be partners in their own care. This is the case in all health service organisations, including those performing colonoscopy. The instrument is available free of charge to both private and public sector health service organisations. Purpose To ensure that communication of information from referring clinicians to colonoscopy clinics and specialists enables the timely and accurate assessment of patients according to clinical urgency and appropriateness. Just because you are referred to a specialist to consider having a colonoscopy does not mean that it will be the right thing for you. It is important that the doctor or health service organisation that you are referred to has the right information about you and your medical history. Your current and past medical conditions, your age, your family medical and cancer history, current medicines and the results of previous tests, imaging and colonoscopies should all be included in the referral document. In some health service organisations, the referral is also used to decide how soon to book your appointment. The doctor who writes the referral will explain what you need to do next, how soon you need the appointment and what to do if you are not given an appointment within that time. Standard (electronic) templates can help, for example those included in local Health Pathways. Advise the patient that the specialist receiving the referral will assess them individually before undertaking the colonoscopy. Provide clear instructions to the patient on what they need to do to act on the referral, the degree of urgency, and what to do if they cannot get an appointment in the recommended timeframe. For clinicians receiving referrals, ensure that there are processes for allocating appointments according to clinical need. For health services For health service organisations that refer patients, use consistent processes for referring patients for colonoscopy to ensure that referrals are comprehensive and accurate. For health service organisations receiving, allocating or prioritising referrals for clinical assessment or colonoscopy (including open access services) ensure that clear referral guidelines are available for referring clinicians, identifying the type and format of clinical information required. Using agreed, standardised templates can assist the communication of important information between referring clinicians and colonoscopy services; these may be in electronic format. Purpose To ensure colonoscopy is offered to patients who are most likely to beneft from the procedure and within a timeframe concordant with their risk, in a manner consistent with current national evidence-based guidelines. What the quality statement means For patients Colonoscopy is used when doctors want to look at the inside of the bowel to check for signs of disease. You should only be offered a colonoscopy if the benefts outweigh any risks of the procedure for you. While most people do not have any complications, the bowel preparation, the sedation and the colonoscopy all have some risks. Your doctor or nurse will discuss these risks with you, considering your general health. For some people a colonoscopy may need to be carried out as soon as possible, while for other people it may need to be done less urgently. If a colonoscopy is not recommended then the doctor may suggest an alternative test. Assess the likely benefts to the patient, as well as the risks associated with the bowel preparation, sedation, the procedure itself, and the risks associated with not having the procedure. If colonoscopy is not appropriate, advise the patient and their referring clinician about recommended alternative diagnostic strategies or management. For health services Ensure that policies and processes support the timely and appropriate provision of colonoscopy. For health service organisations that receive referrals, refect guideline recommendations from the Cancer Council Australia in policies and procedures for triage and scheduling of colonoscopy appointments. They have an opportunity to discuss the reason for the colonoscopy, its benefts, risks, fnancial costs and alternative options before deciding to proceed. Purpose To ensure that each patient is provided with adequate information and time to consider the risks and benefts of colonoscopy before providing informed consent and before starting bowel preparation or any other aspect of the procedure. What the quality statement means For patients If your doctor recommends that you have a colonoscopy, you will need to decide whether to go ahead with it. Giving consent means that you understand what is involved in having the colonoscopy, what the risks and benefts are, and that you agree to have the colonoscopy. It is important that you understand this information before giving consent and that you ask questions if you need more information before you make your decision. Even after you have given your consent, you can ask for more information or change your mind about having the colonoscopy at any time before the colonoscopy begins. Tell the patient the reason for the colonoscopy, its benefts and potential adverse events including those related to the bowel preparation or sedation, perforation, bleeding (immediate and delayed) and missed pathology. Provide information about the fnancial costs and the alternatives to having the colonoscopy, including any risks of not having the colonoscopy. Provide adequate time for the patient to consider the information provided and to ask questions before consenting. For health services Ensure that clear, written information is available to patients for all aspects of the colonoscopy for which the health service organisation is responsible, which may include bowel preparation, the colonoscopy and associated sedation or anaesthesia. When consent is being obtained, ensure protocols and procedures enable patients to receive adequate information to inform their decision, are supported to ask questions and consent before the start of bowel preparation. Ensure policies and procedures support the principles and practices of informed consent and appropriate documentation. Purpose To ensure that patients who present for colonoscopy have a clear bowel that enables a thorough examination. What the quality statement means For patients Before you have a colonoscopy, you need to make sure your bowel is as clear as possible. If your bowel is not clear, polyps or even cancers may be missed, or you may need to have the colonoscopy again. This means it is important for you to follow the instructions carefully and ask questions if you do not understand what to do. To get your bowel ready for the colonoscopy, you will be told what (and what not) to eat and drink, including when to drink extra fuids to stop you from getting dehydrated. You will be given, or asked to buy, medicine to clear out your bowel by causing diarrhoea. Make sure you understand when to take the medicines, usually starting the day before the colonoscopy. You should tell them about any previous experience you have had with bowel preparation. Preparation for colonoscopy can also affect your other health conditions or medicines, such as medicines for diabetes or medicines to prevent blood clots. You may need to change the way you take your other medicines or follow special instructions in the days before your colonoscopy. Some people may need extra personal or health support during bowel preparation and a few may need an overnight stay in hospital. If at any time during the bowel preparation you are unsure what to do, ring your doctor or clinic to check. For clinicians Provide written and verbal consumer-appropriate information to patients preparing for colonoscopy, using interpreter services where necessary. Allow the patient appropriate time to ask questions and confrm that they understand what to do and its importance. Consider whether a patient with relevant co-morbidities needs specifc health or personal support whilst undergoing bowel preparation, for example, overnight admission for patients who are unlikely to manage bowel preparation independently. For health services Ensure that policies and procedures support best practice for bowel preparation. For health service organisations with responsibility for providing bowel preparation and advice, provide clear, written patient information about the bowel preparation procedure and a telephone number for any inquiries patients may have as the bowel preparation proceeds; ensure interpreter services or translated materials are available. Ensure patient information is approved and periodically reviewed by clinical staff. Where relevant to the facility, ensure policies support the provision of extra assistance to patients who are unlikely to manage bowel preparation independently, including overnight admission if needed. Indicator for local monitoring Bowel preparation Indicator: Proportion of patients scheduled for a colonoscopy whose bowel preparation was adequate. Sedation is administered and the patient is monitored throughout the colonoscopy and recovery period in accordance with Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists guidelines. Purpose To ensure the safe and appropriate sedation of patients undergoing colonoscopy. What the quality statement means For patients During your colonoscopy you will be given medicines to minimise your pain or discomfort (sedation). Before the colonoscopy, a doctor or nurse will check whether there are any particular risks for you when you are having the sedation. They will ask about your health, other medical conditions, medicines and previous experiences with sedation or anaesthesia. They will also talk with you about the medicines they will use during your sedation, their risks and benefts, and what you can expect to be aware of during the colonoscopy and as you recover. Your sedation will be given according to current professional recommendations, guidelines and taking into account your risks. Your sedation may sometimes be given by a specialist anaesthetist but this is not always required. The sedationist should discuss the risks and benefts with the patient and obtain their informed decision and consent. Ensure that the patient understands that their awareness of the colonoscopy will depend upon the depth of sedation, and that this in turn depends on the scope of practice of the clinician providing the sedation. Sedation must be administered by a credentialed practitioner working within their scope of practice. Policies should ensure that pre-sedation assessment is carried out by appropriately trained clinicians, in order to identify patients who are not suitable for intravenous sedation in the absence of an anaesthetist, and to plan for sedation accordingly. Ensure that clinicians who administer sedation or anaesthesia for colonoscopy are credentialed by the health service organisation and operating within their defned scope of clinical practice and that they maintain their skills by participating in ongoing professional development and review of performance. Implement and ensure compliance with policies and procedures for the safe supervision of trainees, where relevant to the facility. Sedation or anaesthesia, and clinical support are provided by credentialed clinicians working within their scope of clinical practice.