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Reasonable to consider this option, as it's the lowest tier out of all of the options presented. However, based on the serum osmolality given, more mannitol is more likely to cause harm than to provide benefit. If the osmolar gap was ≥ 10, that'd be another value to dissuade you from using more mannitol. So, we're stuck choosing another treatment.

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