free.water.deficit: Free Water Deficit

In CCVR/inteRn: What the package does (short line)

Description

Calculate Free Water Deficit

Usage

free.water.deficit(
  weight = 50, 
  current.sodium = 152, 
  ideal.sodium = 140,
  sex = "male",
  age = 40
)

Arguments

weight	Numerical value corresponding to patient's weight in kilograms
current.sodium	Numerical value corresponding to patient's sodium level
ideal.sodium	Numerical value corresponding to desired sodium level, usually 140.
sex	String value, male or female depending on patient's sex.
age	Numerical value corresponding to patient's age.

Value

Returns a numerical value corresponding to the free water deficit.

Author(s)

Carlos C Vera Recio

CCVR/inteRn documentation built on Dec. 17, 2021, 12:51 p.m.