Hyponatremia is commonly defined as a serum sodium concentration below 135 meq/L but can vary to a small degree in different clinical laboratories [1,2]. The dilutional fall in serum sodium is in most patients associated with a proportional reduction in the serum osmolality (ie, to a level below 275 mosmol/kg), but there are some exceptions.
The iron worker, Gary Russo, sounded like Frank Sinatra and wowed pedestrians a few years ago with his singing by a 2nd Avenue subway construction site in Manhattan during his lunch breaks.
Sinatra enjoyed Italian wines, but he occasionally enjoyed something a little stronger before or after dinner. Although he liked martinis, the classic Manhattan was always a favorite, especially with a good blended whiskey in place of the standard rye. Frank Sinatra was a legendary entertainer on stage or on film, but to his friends and family, he was just as skilled at throwing a lavish party with outstanding food and drinks. As an ambassador for Italian-American dining, he helped shape what America ate, bringing once-exotic foods to the rest of the country along with his incomparable velvet voice.