Hypernatremia and Acute Kidney Injury in Exclusive Breast Fed Babies-Time to Reconsider!

Introduction: Hypernatremia in breast fed babies is not very commonly reported. But incidence seems to be increasing. Exact pathophysiology is not clear but hypothesised to be due to relative lactation failure in early postnatal period especially in primiparous mothers, and it can be severe enough t...

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Main Authors: Shobha Sharma, Sanjukta Poddar, Anita Yadav, Pradeep Kumar Debata, Neelam Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12736/39854_CE[Ra1]_F(AC)_PF1(AG_KM)_PFA(KM)_PB(NC_AG)_PN(SL).pdf