Metabolic alkalosis after using enhanced water to dilute powdered formula.

Full Abstract

In this case study report of an infant with metabolic alkalosis, the healthcare team worked to discover the cause of the illness. They found that well-meaning parents had diluted their newborn's powdered formula with electrolyte-enhanced water. Electrolyte balance in the newborn is reviewed in this article, along with information about enhanced waters. It is essential that nurses working with new families be aware that heavily advertised enhanced waters could be used unknowingly by parents for their newborns, and that the consequences could be dire.

Author information

Author/s: Eby, Anne Kathryn (AK);

Affiliation: Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Benefis Health System, Great Falls, Montana, USA. kneby(-atsign-)hotmail.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing (MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 Sep-Oct; vol 34 (issue 5) : pp 290-4; quiz 295-6

Dates: Created 2009/08/28; Completed 2009/11/17;

PMID: 19713796, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 11/17/2009)

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