Clinical details of five neonates presenting with hypernatraemic dehydration
Infant | Maternal parity | Birth weight (kg) | Day next weighed | Weight loss (%) | Plasma sodium | Plasma urea |
1 | 0 | 3.430 | 8 | 25 | 168 | 25 |
2 | 0 | 2.120 | 7 | 24 | 172 | 34.8 |
3 | 0 | 3.799 | 6 | 19 | 158 | 46.3 |
4 | 0 | 3.630 | 6 | 20 | 150 | 10 |
5 | 3 | 2.420 | 4 | 13 | 157 | 6.1 |