| He died of water deficit and hypernatraemia, a medical term for dehydration, three days after he was admitted to hospital. |
| Sodium bicarbonate alone usually fails to correct the acidosis, may cause intracellular acidosis and hypernatraemia, and does not remove metformin. |
| With their immature kidneys, young infants fed fresh goat's milk are at substantive risk of hypernatraemia and azotaemia, particularly with dehydration. |
| Caution is advised with bicarbonate therapy since hypocalcaemia, hypernatraemia, systemic alkalosis and potential tetany are potential adverse effects. |
