Isotonic maintenance fluids do not produce hypernatraemia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-

  Moritz, M L ^a   Ayus, C ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Renal Consultants of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; HARTMANN SOLUTION; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; INFUSION FLUID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; LETTER; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL DIABETES; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINE OSMOLALITY; CHILD; FLUID THERAPY; NOTE;

CHILD; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 59649100672     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.147108     Document Type: Letter

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