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How is Hypernatremia treated?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 11/6/2022

Hypernatremia is treated with infusions of a solution of water containing 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9 grams NaCl/100 ml water), which is the normal concentration of sodium chloride in the blood plasma

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