Hospitalized Patients at Risk if Sodium Levels are Low

Michael Moritz, MD, explains how hospitalized patients could be at risk of weak bones, and increased infections if physicians ignore low-sodium in the body, known as hyponatremia.

Dr. Moritz is clinical director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Hospital of UPMC and as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Moritz is an authority on sodium and water metabolism in children.

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