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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan 9:2014:bcr2013201838.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201838.

Sepsis-associated renal salt wasting: how much is too much?

Mohamed Saleh  1
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Case Reports

Sepsis-associated renal salt wasting: how much is too much?

Mohamed Saleh. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report the case of a patient who presented with an extremely high level of glomerular filtration rate and renal salt wasting during acute severe sepsis. Clinical implications for resuscitation and antibiotics dosage regimens are discussed.

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