Clinical implications of postnatal alterations in body water distribution.
Substantial alterations take place in the quantity and distribution of body water compartments after birth. Clinical management must be tailored to the pace of postnatal adaptation, and the neonatal physician must be aware of these alterations in order to promote both normal physiological change and growth.
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Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK. n.modi@imperial.ac.uk
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007668:Kidney / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology*
D012964:Sodium