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Corrected sodium in hyperglycemia

Sodium adjusted for the dilutional pull of glucose: add roughly 0.3 mmol/L of sodium per mmol/L of glucose above 5.6.

Result

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Interpretation
Reveals the true water balance hiding behind hyperglycemic dilution.
Limitations
An approximation; the true factor varies between patients and glucose ranges.
Reference
Katz MA. N Engl J Med 1973;289:843-4; Hillier TA et al. Am J Med 1999;106:399-403.

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