Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Is the current serum sodium elevated?
Water as percentage of body weight
Normal total body water
Estimated body water deficit
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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,