Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Is Not Sufficient for Determining Water Deficit in Hypernatremic Patients.

CONCLUSIONS It is not currently possible to replace blood testing with BIA for assessing volume status in hypernatremic patients. However, ICW value measured by BIA might represent plasma sodium level more accurately than extracellular water (ECW) or TBW value in patients with hypernatremia. PMID: 31705647 [PubMed - in process]
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