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A member asked:
If dextrose is added to normal saline then does this make sodium retention more likely?
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No but: Normal saline has a very large amount of salt so it will lead to some degree of fluid retention. The dextrose (sugar) is rapidly taken up and used.
Answered 7/26/2019
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