The management of fluid and electrolytes in the extremely low birth weight infant is an ongoing challenge during the first week of life. Each infant is different in their fluid and electrolyte ...
The amount of intracellular fluid can be taken as a measure of cell mass (body solids) so that increasing ICF volume indicates cell growth (TBW-ECW = ICW). Singhi and coworkers [60] showed a ...
This fluid is called extracellular fluid (ECF). Interestingly, the amount of water in the ICF and ECF is affected by their concentration of electrolytes, especially potassium and sodium.