Sodium Change in Hypertriglyceridemia

 

Input
 

Triglycerides

mg/dL mmol/L

 

Result
 

Na Change		mEq/L mmol/L
Decimal Precision   0 1 2 3

 

 

Notes

• When using indirect ion-selective electrode (ISE) methods to determine serum sodium concentration, significant hyperlipidemia can cause falsely lower sodium values.
• Direct ion-selective electrode (ISE) methods can reduce or eliminate this error.

 
Equations used
 

NaChange = Triglycerides * 0.002