Published August 24, 2026 | Version 1.1
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Acute Hypernatraemia Protocol

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  • 1. MEDiscuss, Udupi, India

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Quantifies the water deficit and sets a replacement that will not outrun it. The correction is held to a rate that does not risk cerebral oedema.

This document is the teaching content of the MEDiscuss CDSS tool https://mediscuss.org/cdss/acute-hypernatraemia, fixed for citation. The live tool carries the calculator and any later corrections.

Version 1.1. Content reviewed 2026-08-24 by Dr Shashikiran Umakanth. For registered healthcare professionals: it supports a clinical decision and does not replace one.

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Copyright (C) 2026 Dr Shashikiran Umakanth. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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