Hypernatraemia in the breastfed infant

Severe hypernatraemia in a very preterm infant.

Hypernatraemia in very low birth weight babies has been well documented and is usually attributable to excessive insensible water loss. We report a case in which, despite a peak serum sodium concentration of 204 mmol/l, the baby survived without morbidity. Treatment was simply to increase the intake of free water in Dextrose.

Hypernatraemia in hospital populations.

Colic and food allergy in the breastfed infant: is it possible for an exclusively breastfed infant to suffer from food allergy?

Ms. Green, the mother of a 2-week-old infant, calls the lactation consultant with concerns that “my baby doesn’t like my milk.” Baby Patric was born at 41 weeks gestation, the product of a spontaneous vaginal delivery, weighing 3.8 kg at birth. At 2 weeks of age, Patric is well above birth weight, weighing 4.4 kg. Patric has been exclusively breastfed since birth, with feedings going well. Ms. ...

Acquired-Hypernatraemia in the Intensive Care Units

Objectives: Determine the incidence and predisposing factors of acquired-hypernatraemia in the intensive care units (ICU) and its impact on the outcome.

The effect of hypernatraemia on ketamine anaesthesia in male rats

We studied the effects of a single ketamine injection in an experimental model of chronic hypernatraemia in rats. Three groups, each of 20 male Wistar rats were chosen for the experiment; the control group was given water and the test groups were given 1% (group 1) and 2% (group 2) NaCl solutions for two weeks. All groups were fed with the same diet, containing about 0.5% salt. Other living con...