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Sodium and fluid management in the preterm infant
presenter(s):
Jeffrey Segar, MD
Date: | May 2024 |
Location: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
In this presentation Dr Segar will :
- Highlight key factors relevant to fluid management for preterm infants
- Summarize magnitudes of fluid/water loss and expected postnatal trajectories of body weight
- Recognize the changing sodium requirements in preterm infants relative to gestational and postnatal age
- Develop an approach to monitoring and providing water and sodium needs to preterm infants
PRESENTER BIO
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Jeffrey Segar, MD
Dr. Segar is a neonatologist with over 30 years of experience as a clinician-scientist. He is currently Professor of Pediatrics, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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