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How do you estimate daily dietary sodium intake in your patients with hypertension?

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Nephrology · University of Virginia Department of Medicine

The best and simplest method is to check 24-hour urine for sodium excretion. In the steady state, the 24-hour urine sodium will closely approximate the daily intake of sodium.

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