Case-Based Modules > Case 5 > Stage 3

Yes! This is an easy step that should be taken as the next tier option. (Mannitol 0.5-1g/kg would also have been a reasonable alternative option.) We're not necessarily targeting a specific sodium goal here; we're just treating in response to the high ICPs, though we recognize that as his serum sodium rises, we will eventually lose our gradient (the difference between the sodium concentration we're giving and what he has already in his blood).

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