Talk:Water intoxication

Missing Information on treatment with table salt, diet cola?

The article fails to identify why giving table salt is NOT a reasonable cure for water intoxication. Also, some common diuretics such as diet cola (which has a double dose of diuretics, chiefly caffeine and nutrasweet) - are they an effective treatment? It seems that water intoxication is most likely in remote areas, with no medical personnel available, when endurance athletes are involved in running or cycling event, so it would be good to list least one or two treatments that could be used by first aid responders. Also, it seems that the body would respond to table salt FASTER than it would respond to diuretics, possibly protecting the brain earlier. 70.230.203.219 SystemBuilder (talk) 15:56, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia should not be used by first-aid responders or for any therapy. See WP:MEDICAL.--Blaisorblade (talk) 00:22, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

@SystemBuilder - Ask your healthcare provider or first-aid responder questions like those, never a Wikipedia 'Talk Page'. The 'Talk Page' is only meant for discussions about the article - format, clarity, spelling, grammar, reliable sources, that sort of thing. Wordreader (talk) 22:19, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Distractions

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?

• I found nearly everything to be relevant except for noting how many mL rats can consume. It lead me to researching the volume conversion chart. I would have liked to see how many liters one can consume within a day. The talk page did a great job expanding on this area. ~~~~ Deezytings (talk) 13:12, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately, Deezytings, there is no one-size-fits-all formula, only approximations. Variables include, but are not restricted to, body size, activity level, environment (dry, humid), age, overall health, condition of one's kidneys, electrolytes present in the water. On and on. It is good to include other Earthlings, though, as this may not be a phenomena restricted to humans and the article is definitely human-centered. (I don't know about that, though. Animals probably have more sense, but that's just a guess.) Thank you. Wordreader (talk) 22:34, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Turns out that it is NOT a phenomena restricted to humans. See this and other articles on PubMed - - -

"Water intoxication in cattle."

Njoroge EM, Maribei JM, Mbugua PN, Njiru SM.

J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1999 Dec;70(4):177-9. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v70i4.792.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10855845/ Wordreader (talk) 23:18, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

More germane references.

Water intoxication / hyperhydration / hyponatremia is a serious condition. Here are some articles that discuss it in specific situations. There are many more articles on PubMed for your evaluation. Happy reading.

"Water intoxication-a dangerous condition in labor and delivery rooms." Ophir E, Solt I, Odeh M, Bornstein J. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2007 Nov;62(11):731-8. doi: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000286583.98141.a2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17925046/

"Case Report: A Patient With Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Water Intoxication and Hyponatremia Associated With Severe Cerebral Edema and Coma." Takenouchi H, Anno T, Kimura Y, Kawasaki F, Shirai R, Kaneto H, Kurokawa K, Tomoda K. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Mar 10;13:822679. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.822679. eCollection 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35360072/

"Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hyponatraemia associated with oral water intake in adults: a systematic review." Rangan GK, Dorani N, Zhang MM, Abu-Zarour L, Lau HC, Munt A, Chandra AN, Saravanabavan S, Rangan A, Zhang JQJ, Howell M, Wong AT. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 9;11(12):e046539. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046539. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34887267/

"Management of a patient with Sheehan's syndrome and diabetes insipidus complicated by recurrent hyponatremia." Al-Sharafi BA, Askar F, Qais AA. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep. 2021 Sep 1;2021:21-0078. doi: 10.1530/EDM-21-0078. Online ahead of print.

Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 23:25, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

It was July 4 2023 not 2022 btw

. 2603:6011:7F00:8A7D:1863:593E:6E29:CEAC (talk) 13:37, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Toxicology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 August 2023 and 11 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Peer reviewers: Toxstudent32, Yummize.

— Assignment last updated by ProdigyPanda (talk) 14:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)