A nurse is caring for a patient with SIADH.What severe complication should the nurse assess for?

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When the hyponatremia of SIADH becomes severe,110 mEq/L to 115 mEq/L,confusion,lethargy,muscle twitching,convulsions,and severe and sometimes irreversible neurologic damage may occur.
Stoke is not associated with SIADH,but confusion and convulsions do occur.
Diabetes insipidus is not associated with SIADH,as it is manifested by increased urine output and in SIADH urine output decreases.
Neurological failure,not renal failure,occurs in SIADH.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with SIADH