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IATROGENIC HYPERNATRAEMIA AFTER ORAL ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION
Author(s) -
Cockington Richard A.,
Chow Brian H. C.,
Gold Hugo
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb128241.x
Subject(s) - electrolyte , electrolyte disorder , medicine , chemistry , hyponatremia , electrode
A seven‐week‐old infant was found to be hypernatraemic after oral administration of an electrolyte solution. It is recommended that such solutions are not used in the outpatient treatment of children.