What is your daily correction goal for those patients being treated for hypernatremia?
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Nephrology · Ohio State University Medical Center
There is no correction per se. Although, older guidelines recommend a correction of no more than 8-10 mEq/dL in 24 hours.
The theoretical risk of correcting hypernatremia too fast is the development of cerebral edema. However, a recent study (Chauhan et al., PMID 30948456) showed no evidence of cere...
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Nephrology · Rush Medical College
The notion that correcting hypernatremia too quickly causes cerebral edema is probably not as strong as we used to think it was. A retrospective analysis a few years back showed no increase, morbidity or mortality, based on rate of correction of hypernatremia. This is in adults and that needs to be ...