Sodium Correction Calculator

References and Safety Notes

This calculator is a bedside estimate for trained clinicians. Sodium correction must be individualized by symptoms, duration, volume status, renal function, urine output, ongoing losses, and local protocol.

• Merck Manual Professional Edition - Hyponatremia Reference for correction-rate safety limits and hypertonic saline use in severe symptomatic hyponatremia.
• StatPearls - Hyponatremia Reference for symptom-based treatment, hypertonic saline bolus concepts, and avoidance of overcorrection.
• Adrogue HJ, Madias NE. Hyponatremia. N Engl J Med. 2000;342:1581-1589. Classic reference for sodium deficit and correction principles.