Survival Following Extreme Hypernatraemia Associated with Severe Dehydration and Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Blood laboratory values over the initial 96 hours.

		Hours post presentation
	7 days prior	0	24	48	72	96
Sodium (mmol/L)	141	191	182	171	162	152
Corrected Sodium (mmol/L)	141	202	190	175	163	153
Potassium (mmol/L)	4.9	3.8	4.4	4.9	4.2	3.9
Bicarbonate (mmol/L)	29	22	18	16	20	23
Chloride (mmol/L)	102	143	158	154	143	128
Urea (mmol/L)	5.4	24.7	23.0	21.7	17.9	16.0
Creatinine (μmol/L)	107	200	164	185	139	112
Glucose (mmol/L)	6	31	22	18	7	9
pH	7.4	7.31	7.41	7.28	7.41	7.51