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- The patient has severe hyponatremia with a sodium level <115 mEq/L and neurological symptoms. - Rapid correction of sodium is needed at a rate of 1-2 mEq/hr for the first few hours using 3% saline to raise the sodium level while closely monitoring for changes in neurological status. - Further correction should then be slowed to 0.5-1 mEq/hr and the underlying cause of hyponatremia must be identified and treated.

Author

Ahmad Liew

Language

EN