uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Exercise-Associated Hyponatraemia

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A pre-hospital team is providing medical cover at a marathon. A 35-year-old runner collapses at the 30 km mark. He is conscious but confused, hyponatraemic (sodium 118 mmol/L on point-of-care testing), and has a seizure. What is the diagnosis and what is the specific danger of rapid sodium correction?

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