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Saline excess

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Saline excess is seen as cardiac, hepatic or renal oedema.

Clinical features include:

  • oedema
  • weight gain

Laboratory findings are:

  • exchangeable Na increased
  • total Na normal
  • low serum albumin

There is an inflation of the volume of the ECF.

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