Methods The effect of dietary potassium deprivation on plasma and urine acid-base and
electrolyte composition was evaluated in chronic balance studies carried out in seven …

The Joint Tuberculosis Committee has compiled a report that is designed to answer the
questions most commonly asked about the control and prevention of tuberculosis. Advice is …

This paper is intended to give a review of the etiology and symptoms of potassium deficiency
in man, as an introduction to the section on potassium and cardiac arrhythmias of this …

Abstract Pathophysiology of Drug-Induced Papillary Necrosis. SABATINI, S.(1984). Fundam,
Appl. Toxicol. 4, 909–921. Papillary necrosis, a common cause of renal failure, is a life …

The kidney is faced with the daily task of excreting hydrogen ions in order to maintain normal
acid-base homeostasis. Under most circumstances, daily production and hence excretion of …

Metabolic alkalosis is a primary pathophysiologic event characterized by a gain of
bicarbonate or a loss of nonvolatile acid from extracellular fluid. More simply put, it is a …

The results of measurements of body sodium, chloride and potassium by isotope dilution or
whole body counting in patients with heart disease are reviewed. In patients with cardiac …

A 34-year-old man was brought to the emergency room on February 8 by his parents, who
said that the patient had been in his usual state of health until three days earlier, when he …

Electrolyte emergencies are best prevented in patients with renal impairments. However,
many of the imbalances mentioned in this article are common problems in acute care …

An acid is defined as a proton donor which in aqueous solution undergoes an ionic
dissociation to form free protons, the chemical properties of these in solution being a …