Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Is the current serum sodium elevated?
Normal total body water in liters
Current total body water in liters
Estimated body water deficit
Alternate estimate for current total body water in liters
Alternate estimate for body water deficit in liters
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Purpose: To estimate the body water deficit in a patient with hypernatremia.
Specialty: Endocrinology, Clinical Laboratory
Objective: laboratory tests, other testing
ICD-10: E87.0,
