Table 1
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