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Sodium salts should be administered with caution to patients with congestive heart failure, peripheral or pulmonary oedema, impaired renal function, or pre-eclampsia. Care should also be taken when administering sodium chloride intravenously to very young or elderly patients. Excessive administration should be avoided as this may result in hypokalaemia.
Restriction of sodium intake, by limiting the amount of culinary salt consumed, may be a useful aid in the management of some patients with hypertension.
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