serum potassiumBackground: Serum potassium disorders are commonly seen in patients with advanced cirrhosis and have a detrimental effect on clinical outcome, but its role in HBV-related decompensated cirrhosis (DeCi) is remained to be illustrated. We aim to assess the effects of serum potassium on...
Other potassium-sparing diuretics, including amiloride and eplerenone, may be used as alternative agents. Furosemide (Lasix) may be used as a solo agent or in combination with spironolactone. This drug blocks sodium reuptake in the loop of Henle. It is dosed at 40-240 mg daily in 1-2 ...
In the presence of hypokalemia or metabolic acidemia, renal glutaminase catabolizes glutamine to assist in retention of potassium or disposal of hydrogen ions, respectively, which ultimately generates more ammonia.29 As such, renal ammonia homeostasis is highly dependent on a patient's clinical status...
Demographic characteristics, propranolol administration, severity of cirrhosis evaluated by the Child–Pugh score, aetiology of cirrhosis, and serum sodium, potassium and calcium levels were evaluated. All patients underwent 24 h-Holter monitoring. Corrected QT interval (QTc), average heart rate, ...
Multivariate analysis showed that cognitive dysfunction was related to hospital admission at inclusion in the study, international normalized ratio and serum creatinine (p <0.05 for all), but not to potassium or sodium levels. Plasma ammonia concentration was related to serum creatinine (r = 0.26, ...
Most diuretic-induced adverse reactions occur within 1 week of treatment; therefore, kidney function and electrolytes should be monitored within 3 days of treatment initiation. Random measurement of the urine sodium/potassium ratio can be used to assess the response to diuretic treatment [26]. A ur...
Have certain electrolyte problems such as low sodium or potassium Risk factors for HE include: Chronic hepatitis B Chronic hepatitis C Chronic excessive alcohol abuse Cirrhosis Autoimmune liver disease Symptoms There's a lot of variety in the way HE affects people. Not everyone has the same symptom...
Circadian variation in renal sodium and potassium handling in cirrhosis. The role of aldosterone, cortisol, sympathoadrenergic tone, and intratubular factors Renal sodium and potassium handling, plasma aldosterone and cortisol concentrations, and urine free norepinephrine excretion were determined every 4 ...
The effect of rootstock on potassium uptake was more pronounced in 'Niagara Rosada' than in 'Folha de Figo', whereby 'IAC 766' and 'Travi煤' were responsible for the highest potassium uptake. Vines grafted onto '196-17' showed lower potassium levels on berries. 'Niagara Rosada' yielded 9 ...
Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites [epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs)] cause hyperpolarisation/relaxation, acting through voltage-gated potassium channel (BKCa) and gap junction [in particular connexins (Cx) 40 and 43]. Smooth muscle cell hypocontractility Concomitant with vasodilation, splanchnic and ...