title: The final arbiter of sodium status and extracellular fluid volume is to assess the response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Rural Health Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D017097:Electric Impedance; D045604:Extracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium