potassium level. The liver has been established as the major source of the extra potassium in adrenaline hyperkalemia (5-7). On the other hand, nicotine stimulates adrenaline release from the adrenal glands (11-13), thereby the hyperglycemia is produced as the result of a pharmacological action of nicotine (14-16). As the authors are interested in the relation of the hepatic release of potassiu...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity world wide. Due to lack of awareness about the precipitating factors and predictors of prognosis, cases of acute exacerbation of COPD often suffer the fatal outcomes. In our study we assessed the levels of serum sodium and potassium in subjects with acute episodes of COPD and their healthy contr...

a case study was carried out to see the impacts of shrimp culture on the surface (pond) and ground water (tube-well) quality in three coastal sub-districts of bagherhat sadar, rampal and morrelganj of bangladesh. the people of rampal (100%), morrelgonj (87.5%) and bagherhat (75.5%) expressed that salinity of both surface and ground water increased after shrimp culture, and water becomes more tu...

Background: To assess the effects of Rocuronium pretreatment on Succinylcholine induced rise in serum potassium. Methods: In this randomized controlled experimental study, sixty adults ASA I or II patients who presented for elective general surgical procedures were included. The patients were divided in two groups of thirty each by a simple randomization. Group "A" received succinylcholine and ...

background: cadmium (cd) is a heavy metal that has widespread use. it enters the food chain in different ways, including soil and water. cadmium can cause dysfunction of different body organs. zinc (zn) and magnesium (mg) supplementation can have protective effects against cadmium toxicity due to their antagonistic and antioxidants properties. this study examines the influence of supplemental z...

Background: Laparoscopic surgeries are preferred and are becoming a standard therapeutic procedure. CO2 insufflation in these surgeries results in hemodynamic changes and fluctuations in the potassium level. Materials and Methods: The observational study was conducted in Department of Anaesthesia in Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre on 100 patients undergoing laparoscopic...

BACKGROUND Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening complication resulting from the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; data to guide the intensity of monitoring for or responding to hyperkalemia in outpatients are limited. METHODS Case-control methodological procedures were used to identify risk factors for hyperkalemia. Outpatients prescribed ACE inhibitors during 1...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify patient-specific factors associated with spironolactone-induced potassium level elevation in patients with heart failure. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Two adult heart failure clinics. PATIENTS Sixty-two adult (mean +/- SD age 54 +/- 16 yrs) aldosterone antagonist-naïve patients with heart failure. INTERVENTION Patients received spironolactone 12.5...

background: thalassemia is one of the most common hereditary disorders and beta-thalassemia major is its severe form. the present study is concerned with the analysis of liver function, thyroid function and estimation of critical serum ions as well as hematological characteristics in beta-thalassemia patients and controls. subjects and methods: the study included 54 patients with beta-thalassem...

Objectives. To develop a new method for determining total antioxidants in serum and to evaluate the total antioxidant capacity of organisms. Design and Methods. Sodium hyposulfite (Na2S2O3) and serum were used to evaluate the linearity and precision of the potassium permanganate agar method. The area of serum diffusion in samples from 30 intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with 44 healt...