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Electrolytes (cont.)

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electrolytes, electrolyte, chemical imbalance, sodium, hypernatremia, hyponatremia, sodium imbalance, potassium, potassium imbalance, hyperkalemia, hypokalemia, calcium, calcium imbalance, hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia, bicarbonate

Authors and Editors

Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Goldman L, Ausiello. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 23rd edition. Saunders Elsevier. 2008


Last Editorial Review: 9/29/2010

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This article describes important principles and specific methods of fluid, electrolyte, and nutrition (FEN) management in newborns, with a special focus on patients with complex fluid and electrolyte requirements, including premature, very low birth weight (VLBW), and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates, as well as patients who have undergone abdominal surgery and those who have sepsis.

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