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Rapid Diagnosis of Altered Mental Status in Home Parenteral Nutrition Patient
Author(s) -
Byerly Saskya,
Lee Eugenia E.,
Byers Patricia,
Yeh Daniel Dante
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1002/jpen.1937
Subject(s) - hypernatremia , parenteral nutrition , compounding , medicine , intensive care medicine , altered mental status , pediatrics , chemistry , pharmacology , sodium , organic chemistry
This report describes the application of a routine lab test to confirm a diagnosis of hypernatremia suspected to be secondary to an error in parenteral nutrition compounding. The novel aspect of this case is the use of the “urine electrolytes” laboratory test to verify that the electrolyte concentration of the mixture is consistent with what was printed on the bag label.