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Hypertonic saline infusion rant

May 28, 2014 by Josh Farkas Leave a Comment

0 Clinical Question 0 A patient is admitted status post ischemic stroke with focal edema on CT scan.   There is no concern regarding herniation.   Is there a role for continuous infusion of hypertonic saline with a goal of maintaining a sustained elevation of sodium? 0 Theoretical Benefit 0 Theoretically, elevating the tonicity of the blood […]

EMCrit Podcast 39 – Hyponatremia

January 17, 2011 by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM 76 Comments

Hmm… he’s tasty, but he just needs a little salt! In this podcast, I discuss the management of hyponatremia in the ED.

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