http://www.medrants.com/archives/5102 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.medrants.com/archives/5102/comment-page-1#comment-531055 Snipergirl Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:35:05 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5102#comment-531055 @Ram, there are formulas to calculate free water deficit- here is one: http://www.mdcalc.com/free-water-deficit-in-hypernatremia   If high blood glucose is a problem, an insulin infusion can be run concurrently - both for the hyperglycaemia and also to prevent nephrogenic DI due to the hyperglycaemia @Ram, there are formulas to calculate free water deficit- here is one: http://www.mdcalc.com/free-water-deficit-in-hypernatremia
 
If high blood glucose is a problem, an insulin infusion can be run concurrently – both for the hyperglycaemia and also to prevent nephrogenic DI due to the hyperglycaemia

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/5102/comment-page-1#comment-530796 ram Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5102#comment-530796 <!--Session data-->What if patient is diabetic? Is it advisable to give D5/W and ad insulin in IV fluid to control sugar in diabetics? What if patient is diabetic?
Is it advisable to give D5/W and ad insulin in IV fluid to control sugar in diabetics?

]]> http://www.medrants.com/archives/5102/comment-page-1#comment-530794 ram Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:20:36 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5102#comment-530794   How much D5/W was given? How to calculate dosage of bicarb?  
How much D5/W was given?
How to calculate dosage of bicarb?

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