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Hypernatremia secondary to soluble paracetamol use in an elderly man: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Soluble (effervescent) paracetamol is routinely given to elderly patients for convenience. A daily dose of 4 gm in this soluble formulation can contain up to 8.7 gm of sodium chloride, which exceeds the threshold recommended by the World Health Organization. Hypernatremia secondary to...
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Cases Network Ltd
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829847 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6707 |