After this period, the patient is in a new steady state in which further sodium and water losses do not occur. However, in many patients with diuretic-induced hyponatremia, the disorder first appears after many months of uncomplicated thiazide therapy [5,12].
Out of more than 480 shark species, only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the great white, tiger, and bull; however, the oceanic whitetip has probably killed many more castaways, not recorded in the statistics.
Angry: Campaigner Adam Landy with a smooth hound shark. The sharks live off crustaceans and shellfish but are not dangerous to humans. The gentle creatures, which grow up to 1.5 metres in length, are not usually caught for human consumption in the UK.