Sodium Acetate (Sodium Acetate)
Overview of Sodium Acetate
Sodium Acetate is used for parentral therapy of metabolic acidosis. It is also used to alkaline the urine.
Indication of Sodium Acetate
Sodium Acetate is primarily indicated in conditions like Acidosis, Electrolyte disorder, Hyponatraemia.
Contraindication of Sodium Acetate
Sodium Acetate is contraindicated in conditions like Hypocalcaemia,Liver cirrhosis,Metabolic alkalosis,Edema.
Side Effects of Sodium Acetate
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Sodium Acetate, which give rise to further complications include Congestive conditions.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Sodium Acetate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Flatulence, GI distention, Phlebitis, Hypokalemia, Hypernatremia, Overhydration, Metabolic alkalosis, Pulmonary edema, Hypoglycemia.
Precautions of Sodium Acetate
Caution must be exercised in the administration of parenteral fluids, especially those containing sodium ions, to patients receiving corticosteroids or corticotropin. Solutions containing acetate ions should be used with caution as excess administration may result in metabolic alkalosis. Caution should be exercised in administering sodium-containing solutions to patients with severe renal function impairment, cirrhosis, cardiac failure, or other edematous or sodium-retaining states, as well as in patients with oliguria or anuria.