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💧 Free Water Deficit (Hypernatraemia)

Estimate the free water deficit in hypernatraemia to plan fluid replacement.

Free Water Deficit (Hypernatraemia)

Weight (kg)
Current sodium (mmol/L)
Total body water factor

When to use

Guide water replacement in hypernatraemia.

How it works

Deficit = TBW × (Na/140 − 1), where TBW = body-water factor × weight (0.6 male, 0.5 female/elderly).

Key points

  • Add ongoing and insensible losses to the calculated deficit.
  • Lower sodium by ≤ 10–12 mmol/L per 24 h in chronic cases.
  • Over-rapid correction risks cerebral oedema.

References

Decision support for licensed clinicians only; not a substitute for clinical judgement, diagnosis or local protocols.

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