Clinicians prescribing diuretics should be aware of the potential seriousness of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), which is characterized by hyponatremia associated with an adequate circulation and an expanded extracellular fluid volume. This case report describes a suspected case of SIADH in an elderly man receiving hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension.
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