Results The point prevalence of AD in our cohort was 18.7% (299/1597) at 6 months and 15.52% (232/1494) at 12 months. TEWL was lowest at birth, with mean reading 7.32 gwater/m2/hr (±3.33 gwater/m2/hr). It rose between birth and 2 months, mean 10.97 gwater/m2/hr (±7.98 gwater/m2/hr) where it plateaued at 6 months with mean reading 10.71 gwater/m2/hr (±7.10 gwater/ m2/hr). A raised TEWL at 2 mont...

BACKGROUND AND METHODS Icodextrin 7.5% is an iso-osmolar, glucose polymer-containing peritoneal dialysis solution with an ultrafiltration potential similar to glucose 3.86%. We compared in an open, randomized, prospective study the ultrafiltration potential of icodextrin with that of glucose during the daytime dwell of 23 patients treated with automated peritoneal dialysis (CCPD). RESULTS Day...

BACKGROUND Right atrial area (RAA) is a prognostic factor in human patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Reference intervals for RAA have been described in healthy dogs. OBJECTIVES To evaluate RAA indexed to the body surface area in dogs with PAH as an indicator of right atrial size, PAH severity and right-sided congestive heart failure (R-CHF). ANIMALS A total of 119 client-...

We investigated the contractile role of M2 muscarinic receptors in mouse urinary bladder. When measured in the absence of other agents, contractions elicited to the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine-M exhibited properties consistent with that expected for an M3 response in urinary bladder from wild-type and M2 knockout (KO) mice. Evidence for a minor M2 receptor-mediated contraction was revealed ...