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    Body Fluid Balance Calculator by Inputs and Outputs

    Calculates fluid balance from sodium concentrations which indicate net 0.9% saline, and free water losses (GI, urine, etc) and gains (IV fluids, PO, etc).

    INSTRUCTIONS

    All entries for fluids and solutions should be entered as positive numbers.

    Body fluid LOST (enter as positive numbers, e.g. 100 mL, not -100 mL)
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    Parenteral (IV) solutions administered
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    Enteral solutions administered
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    Result:

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    Dr. Elaine Kaptein
    Dr. Elaine Kaptein
    About the creator

    Elaine M. Kaptein, MD, is a professor of medicine at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. She is a board certified endocrinologist and nephrologist and a member of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Kaptein’s primary research is currently focused on bedside inferior vena cava ultrasound to assess volume management in hospitalized patients.

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    Dr. Matthew J. Kaptein
    Dr. Matthew J. Kaptein
    About the creator

    Matthew J. Kaptein, MD, is a practicing nephrologist and assistant professor of medicine at the Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Kaptein’s primary research is focused on effect of ultrafiltration volume in hemodialysis patients.

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    MDCalc loves calculator creators – researchers who, through intelligent and often complex methods, discover tools that describe scientific facts that can then be applied in practice. These are real scientific discoveries about the nature of the human body, which can be invaluable to physicians taking care of patients.
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