Table 3.
Effect of saline infusion on FEurate.
| FE Na (%) | FE Urate (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cont | Exp | Cont | Exp | |
| Isotonic | 1.04 | 4.43 | 7.98 | 9.76 |
| 1.6 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | |
| Hypertonic | 2.9 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 12.1 |
| 1.4 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 18.7 | |
| Hypotonic | 1.1 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 7.3 |
Studies on the effect of isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic saline infusions on FEsodium and FEurate in human subjects. Note the very meager effect on FEurate over a wide range of FENa. Cont., control; Exp, experimental.