A patient is being treated for mild hyponatremia after spending a long day doing gardening work in the heat of the day.What is the most appropriate method with which to treat her condition?

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Mild hyponatremia is usually treated with the oral administration of sodium chloride tablets.Pronounced sodium depletion is treated with intravenous normal saline or lactated Ringer's solution.Oral supplementation with fluids such as water would lower the sodium level and worsen the hyponatremia.

A Patient Is Being Treated for Mild Hyponatremia After Spending