Hypertonic and Normal Saline Infusion
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WEIGHT
/ GENDER / INITIAL SODIUM
LEVEL
Patient weight :
Kg
Lbs
Male Female
Elderly Male
Elderly Female
Current Sodium (Na+) level :
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
142
meq/L
TARGET VALUES
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contained herein; and these suggested doses are not a substitute for
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Target sodium level
(Should be greater than value entered above):
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
142
meq/L
Maximum rate of increase :
0.5 meq/L/hr
1 meq/L/hr
1.5 meq/L/hr
2 meq/L/hr
(Note: infusion rates will
be calculated for normal saline and hypertonic saline in this section.
This program simply calculates values and does not determine
whether the generated values are clinically appropriate.)
Important notes regarding
maximum rate of increase
"Most reported cases of osmotic demyelination
occurred after rates of correction that exceeded
12 mmol per liter per day were used, but isolated
cases occurred after corrections of only 9 to 10 mmol
per liter in 24 hours or 19 mmol per liter in 48
hours.
After weighing the available evidence
and the all-too-real risk of overshooting the
mark, we recommend a targeted rate of correction
that does not exceed 8 mmol per liter on any day of
treatment. Remaining within this target, the initial
rate of correction can still be 1 to 2 mmol per liter
per hour for several hours in patients with severe
symptoms. Should severe symptoms not respond to
correction according to the specified target, we suggest
that this limit be cautiously exceeded, since the
imminent risks of hypotonicity override the potential
risk of osmotic demyelination. Recommended indications
for stopping the rapid correction of symptomatic
hyponatremia (regardless of the method used)
are the cessation of life-threatening manifestations,
moderation of other symptoms, or the achievement
of a serum sodium concentration of 125 to 130
mmol per liter (or even lower if the base-line serum
sodium concentration is below 100 mmol per liter)."1
References :