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Sodium Correction in Hyperglycemia (Katz 1973)

 

Input
 

Measured Sodium		mEq/L mmol/L
Glucose		mg/dL mmol/L

 
Result
 
Important: Inputs must be complete to perform calculation.

 

Corrected Sodium		mEq/L mmol/L
Decimal Precision   0 1 2 3

 

Data action

 
     
 
Include literature references: Yes   No

 

 

 
Equations used
 

CorrectedSodium = MeasuredSodium + 0.016 * (Glucose - 100)

 

 

References

1. Katz MA. Hyperglycemia-induced hyponatremia--calculation of expected serum sodium depression. N Engl J Med. 1973 Oct 18;289(16):843-4. PubMed ID: 4763428

 

Associated Medical Subject Headings [MeSH]
 

Blood Glucose,   Extracellular Space,   Humans,   Hyponatremia,   Osmolar Concentration,   Sodium,   Water-Electrolyte Balance

 

Associated Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes [LOINC]
 

Parameter	LOINC's and Suggested Units
Measured Sodium	2951-2 : mmol/L      2947-0 : mEq/L      32340-2 : mEq/L      39791-9 : mEq/L
Glucose	2345-7 : mg/dL      2339-0 : mg/dL      39480-9 : mmol/L      32318-8 : mmol/L

 
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