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A 64-year-old woman is admitted with chronic hyponatraemia (serum sodium 118 mmol/L) due to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) from an SSRI. She is alert with mild gait instability, and the hyponatraemia has been present for weeks. According to safe correction principles, what is the maximum recommended increase in sodium in the first 24 hours?

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