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The Forgotten Drip
Josephson SA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2008.
A man hospitalized for acute intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral edema was continued too long on an intravenous diuretic. He developed severe dehydration, hypernatremia, and renal failure.
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