Achieving appropriate growth and nutrient accretion of preterm and low birth weight (LBW)
infants is often difficult during hospitalization because of metabolic and gastrointestinal …

Based on epidemiological observations Barker et al. put forward the hypothesis/concept that
an adverse intrauterine environment (involving an insufficient nutrient supply, chronic …

PURPOSE: The remarkable growth of the kidney and the rapid changes in renal function in
the second half of gestation and early postnatal period are discussed. MATERIALS AND …

Many infants are exclusively fed unmodified goat's milk as a result of cultural beliefs as well
as exposure to false online information. Anecdotal reports have described a host of …

Simultaneous measurement of plasma renin activity (PRA), plasma aldosterone
concentration (PA) and urinary aldosterone excretion (UAE) was made using the RIA …

The term “late metabolic acidosis” is generally used to define a population of apparently
health LBW infants who fail to grow and have a base deficit in excess of 5 mEq/l (CO 2 TOT< …

To estimate the contribution of the specific defect in proximal and distal tubular reabsorption
of sodium to renal salt wasting, fractional sodium excretion, distal tubular sodium delivery …

Optimal growth is only possible in a well-balanced “inner milieu”. Premature infants are
especially vulnerable for disturbances of acid-base metabolism with a predisposition to …

In early infancy, complex disorders of acid base metabolism are more frequent than in any
other age group, with a predisposition to metabolic acidosis due to an age-related low renal …

Extremely immature newborns develop a self-limiting normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
in early life. This study examined the natural history of this acidosis in a population of infants …