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Impression is Uncontrolled Type 2 DM and Hypovolemic hypo-osmolar hypernatremia . Kindly opine- 1) Whether current ailment is acute or related with pre-existing illness 2) Line of treatment given is mainly... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Remy Koshy
( General & Family Physician)
, is hypotensive and dehydrated. I understand that it is not the normal practice to use an IV fluid with NORMAL saline if the patient also has hypernatremia (e.g. sodium 146 mmol/L,150 mmol/L, 157 mmol/L ... View answer
hypernatremia , and if you then decrease the blood sodium level by more than 0.5 mEq/L per hour you can develop ... hypernatremia would be reversed. However, if I continue to drink 11 ounces of water per... View answer
Can you tell me which medical specialty would be best suited to consult on a 73 year old female who developed hypernatremia (due to diabetes insipidus ) following 12 weeks of hospitalization? She was ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta
( General & Family Physician)
[Hi Doctor, My grandfather is an 87 years old man with COPD . He recently started having poor appetite and drink less than 500ml/day. This has lead to hypernatrimia. Besides depression, are there other possible cuase to... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Stephen Christensen
( General & Family Physician)
Mother was just released from hospital for hypernatremia and UTI. Was given IV ciprpflaxcin in hospital from 2/6 thru discharge today 2/8. Mother has excessive saliva/drooling which she has never had ... View answer
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