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Suggest Treatment For Low Sodium Levels
Posted on
Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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Wed, 23 Nov 2016
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Tue, 20 Dec 2016
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Question : my sodium level is 115 and i am 80 yers old .Doctor has suggested tolvat15 mg .please suggest medicine is enough or external Iv should be given
Brief Answer:
Extra added salt
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through your query. The sodium level is quite low and needs to be substituted systematically. The first step would be to give extra salt (2-3g salt added to water) given twice daily for the next few days. Your doctor would be able to confirm if that would suffice or whether a calculated amount of hypertonic saline needs to be administered intravenously. Any other medicine would not help.
Regards
Extra added salt
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.
I have gone through your query. The sodium level is quite low and needs to be substituted systematically. The first step would be to give extra salt (2-3g salt added to water) given twice daily for the next few days. Your doctor would be able to confirm if that would suffice or whether a calculated amount of hypertonic saline needs to be administered intravenously. Any other medicine would not help.
Regards
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