A member asked:

A 58 year old patient was given 3% saline mistakenly. why does he have breathing difficulty, sacral pitting edema and inspiratory rales next morning?

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Dr. Douglas Arenberg answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Fluid overload?: Can't give you an accurate answer without knowing more history, etc. But it sounds like some fluid overload. This would resolve on its own in an otherwise healthy individual.

Answered 11/23/2012

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