IV
3% Sodium Chloride (Hypertonic Saline)
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Severe hyponatraemia
- Cerebral oedema secondary to head trauma
- Contraindications
- Normal or elevated serum sodium
- Fluid overload - congestive cardiac failure, severe renal impairment, excessive IV fluids
- Adverse Effects
- Fluid overload
- Hypernatraemia
- Osmotic demyelination
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