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What adjustments to total parenteral nutrition (TPN) do you recommend for hospitalized patients with hyponatremia?

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Nephrology · UCLA
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In patients on TPN, the sodium concentration can be increased by either increasing the sodium content or reducing the volume of TPN to limit the electrolyte-free water content in the TPN. As the concentration of Na + K approaches 154 mmol/L, the electrolyte-free water content in the TPN decreases.

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