Question

A serious complication of the treatment of hypernatremic dehydration is cerebrl edema

Answer 1

The use of hypotonic fluids is appropriate to dilute serum sodium (SNa), but cerebral edema may develop when it happens abruptly. Our objective was to clarify how to correcthypernatremic dehydration properly. ... Conclusions: More severe hypernatremia is at greater risk of causing severe adverse effects oftreatment.