Renal Sodium Retention in Liver Disease

Nutritional Aspects of Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation In Children

“…Sodium retention plays a key role in the pathophysiology of ascites and edema formation in children with chronic liver disease. Dietary sodium restriction, with accurate fluid monitoring, is needed to maintain homeostasis (14,15). Potassium supplementation is often required to correct the hypokalemia due to losses from diarrhea, use of diuretics, or hyperaldosteronism (16).…”