Cissampelos pareira Linn. (Menispermaceae) widely distributed all over India and it is widely used for various kidney disorders. According to the Ayurveda, the kidneys are made up of the "Rakta" and "Meda" dhatus. Treating these two dhatus is also an effective way to treat the kidneys. The plant Cissampelos pareira Linn. is used to treat these two dhatus. This promotes us to undertake a study t...

OBJECTIVE To study the impact of thyroxine (T4) withdrawal on serum osteoprotegerin concentrations in women, using a healthy euthyroid control group matched for age and postmenopausal status as reference. SUBJECTS AND DESIGN Nineteen women with differentiated thyroid carcinoma were studied the last day on T4 suppressive treatment, 4-7 days after withdrawal and the day before whole body scanni...

In this study, we analyzed the correlation of sodium(Na), potassium(K) and calcium(Ca) amounts with spot urine(SU) and 24-hour urine(24-HU) collected as 8-hour portions. 21 hypertensive patients and 21 normotensive individuals were enrolled in the study. Na, K and Ca were studied in three sequential 8-hour urine samples and with the sum of three, 24-HU samples of the cases. Sodium/creatinine, p...

• Potential living donors should have their urinary protein excretion measured using either a 24-hour urine collection (daily excretion) or a spot urine sample (protein/creatinine ratio). • A urine protein excretion of >300 mg/day (24 hour collection) or of >30 mg/mmol (spot urine protein/ creatinine ratio) is usually a contraindication to live donation. • Further investigations are warranted w...

T HIS 74-YEAR-OLD W H I T E MAN HAD carcinoma of the bladder for four years. A few days prior to this electrocardiogram, he showed signs further substantiated by laboratory determinations consistent with urinary tract obstnrction. On the day this electrocardiogram was taken, the following laboratory findings were reported: potassium 7.4 mEq/L.; calcium 12 mg. per cent; CO, 23 mEq/L.; albumin 2....

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Sodium and potassium intake from different food sources is an important issue regarding cardiovascular physiology. Epidemiological assessment of the intake of these electrolytes intake is done through food frequency questionnaires or urinary excretion measurements. Our aim was to compare these methods using a sample of Brazilian civil servants. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-s...

Urinary citrate (Ucit) protects against urinary stone formation. Acid base status and diet influence Ucit. However, the effect of demographics, diet, and glucose metabolism on Ucit excretion, urinary pH (U-pH) and net gastrointestinal alkali absorption (NAA) are not known. Twenty-four hour urine samples, blood glucose, creatinine, and cystatin C were obtained from non-Hispanic white sibships in...

BACKGROUND Previous studies of dose-response effects of usual sodium and potassium intake on subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) have largely relied on suboptimal measures of intake. METHODS Two trials of sodium reduction and other interventions collected 24-hour urinary excretions intermittently during 18 months from September 17, 1987, to January 12, 1990 (Trials of Hypertension Prevent...

OBJECTIVE To assess the quantitative measurement of proteinuria by using random urine protein:creatinine index/ratio in comparison with 24 hours urinary protein excretion in patients of renal diseases having normal glomerular filtration rate. METHODS One hundred and thirty patients, 94 males and 36 females, with an age range of 5 to 60 years; having proteinuria of more than 150 mg/day were in...

In December 2002, a 49-year-old man was admitted to our hospital, with headache. He had no significant past medical history other than hypertension, diagnosed at a supermarket, while on holiday in the USA in August 2002. On admission, he was hypertensive, blood pressure (BP) 200/114mmHg with slight ankle oedema and normal systemic examination. Blood tests showedhypokalaemia [2.2mmol/l; normal r...