sodium.correct: Correction of sodium levels

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

Description

Corrects the sodium level reported in a BMP or CMP according to the glycemic level reported in the same metabolic panel.

Usage

sodium.correct(
  measured.sodium = 140, 
  serum.glucose = 100
)

Arguments

measured.sodium	Numerical value that corresponds to the sodium level measured in serum in a BMP or CMP.
serum.glucose	Numerical value that corresponds to the glucose level measured in serum in a BMP or CMP.

Value

Returns a numerical value corresponding to the corrected sodium level.

Author(s)

Carlos C Vera Recio

References

Katz, M A. “Hyperglycemia-induced hyponatremia–calculation of expected serum sodium depression.” The New England journal of medicine vol. 289,16 (1973): 843-4. doi:10.1056/NEJM197310182891607

Examples

sodium.correct(
  measured.sodium = 140, 
  serum.glucose = 100
)

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