Dietary therapy represents an important tool in the management of chronic kidney disease
(CKD), mainly through a balanced reduction of protein intake aimed at giving the remnant …

The health benefit of a vegetarian diet is still under debate as it may result in a higher intake
of some beneficial micronutrients, while others may be reduced, thus influencing various …

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has been well described and is a frequent cause of severe
metabolic acidosis with a high anion gap (HAG), ketosis, and hyperglycemia. However, HAG …

Interventions: The patient received sodium bicarbonate and 5% glucose fluid at the end of
the surgery. Outcomes: The tracheal tube was successfully removed when the tidal volume …

Strict restriction of carbohydrates can induce symptomatic ketoacidosis. We herein report a
76-year-old demented woman who developed ketoacidosis after 1 month of abnormal …

Significantly increased blood ketone body levels can be occasionally observed in the
forensic setting in situations other than exposure to cold, diabetic or alcoholic ketoacidosis …

Biochemical analysis of the vitreous humor from the eye is an accepted accessory test for
post-mortem investigation of cause of death. Modern biochemical analyzers allow testing of …

Ketogenic diet or very-low-carbohydrate diet gained widespread popularity in the 1990s due
to their favorable effects on weight loss and diabetes among others with good short-term …

Głodówka może wywołać liczne niepożądane objawami. Jej odpowiednie przeprowadzenie
stanowi jednak alternatywną formę terapii. Celem pracy jest przegląd literatury dotyczący …

Objectives To discuss a clinical case and a non-systematic literature review on severe
metabolic acidosis due to pre-surgical fasting, its incidence, etiology, and pathophysiology …