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Why Fluid Balance Important For A Patient With Sepsis?
Question: Why is it important for fluid balance to be maintained in a patient with sepsis? If a patient with sepsis becomes hypernatremic, .e.g., the sodium level goes up to 150 mmol/L then does this indicate that the fluid balance is not very good? If so then why would this matter? Lots of people get to be a bit dehydrated from time to time. If it is relevant, the patient does have kidney failure and CCF.
Brief Answer:
Fluid loss associated with sepsis is significant.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir.
Sepsis is associated with significant loss of water from the body creating a state of relative dehydration and hyper osmolality state causing hypernatremia.
This is particularly relevant in patients with multiple medical comorbidities.
Such fluid disturbances have to be promptly corrected, lest it will land the patient into renal failure and CCF.
Also high sodium can cause cardiac conduction disturbances.
Thank you.
Fluid loss associated with sepsis is significant.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Sir.
Sepsis is associated with significant loss of water from the body creating a state of relative dehydration and hyper osmolality state causing hypernatremia.
This is particularly relevant in patients with multiple medical comorbidities.
Such fluid disturbances have to be promptly corrected, lest it will land the patient into renal failure and CCF.
Also high sodium can cause cardiac conduction disturbances.
Thank you.
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