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Urea for the Treatment of Hyponatremia: An Old Treatment Offers Fresh Hope

Edgar V. LermaEdgar Lerma, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Educational Coordinator for the Section of Nephrology at the University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL. Helbert Rondon-Berrios, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program in the Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.

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Helbert Rondon-BerriosEdgar Lerma, MD, is Clinical Professor of Medicine and Educational Coordinator for the Section of Nephrology at the University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL. Helbert Rondon-Berrios, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director of the Nephrology Fellowship Program in the Renal-Electrolyte Division at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.

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