background: normokalemic periodic paralysis is an autosomal dominant disorder involving the abnormal function of skeletal muscle’s voltage-gated alpha-subunits. it is characterized by paralysis attack of varying severity with concomitant normal serum potassium concentration. although normokalemic periodic paralysis is well established in the literature, but its cardiac manifestations are very r...

fenugreek is one of the important medicinal plant that used in the pharmaceutical industry. in order to investigate the effects of salinity stress on relative water content, membrane stability, total chlorophyll, sodium, potassium, sodium to potassium ratio and proline, a factorial experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with three replications in 2013. experimental treatment...

the release rate of potassium (k) from micaceous minerals plays a significant role in supplying k to plants. the objective of this study was to determine the most appropriate kinetic equation to describe potassium release from micaceous minerals as influenced by organic acids. muscovite and phlogopite were made to react with 0, 500, 2000 and 4000 ?m solutions of oxalic, citric and malic acids f...

OBJECTIVE Patients with impaired renal function or diabetes are considered to be prone to hyperkalemia. Furthermore, hyperkalemia is an adverse drug reaction of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) that are established to be efficacious in these patients. However, the current status of hyperkalemia in the clinical setting remains obscure. METHODS A total of 9,117 patients treated ...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between potassium regulation and outcome is not known. Our first aim in the present study was to determine the relationship between potassium level and variability in (ICU) stay and outcome. The second aim was to evaluate the impact of a computer-assisted potassium regulation protocol. METHODS We performed a retrospective before-after study including all patients...

This research was conducted to study the impact of potassium and nitrogen fertilizers on trace element content maize (Zea mays L.). Higher doses fertilizer led a linear increase in cadmium, lead, nickel, zinc, manganese content, lower Fe:Zn Fe:Mn ratios. Moreover, cobalt level increased upon decreased higher potassium. The levels other elements (iron chromium) determined by dose and, particular...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Controlling serum potassium is an important goal in maintenance hemodialysis patients. We examined the achievement of potassium balance through hemodialysis treatments and the associated fluctuations in serum potassium. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS A 3-yr (July 2001 to June 2004) cohort of 81,013 maintenance hemodialysis patients from all DaVita dial...

Potassium diformate (Formi) is odorless, low-corrosive and easy to handle. The European Union (EU) has approved it as non-antibiotic growth promoter, for use in non ruminant feeds. Maximum inclusion level of potassium diformate is 1.8% as registered by the European authorities which can improve weight gain up to 14%. Potassium diformate contains the active ingredients free formic acid as well a...

makes multiple tracer studies more complicated." In reply to their query the method used to measure the loss of potassium from the dialysate, which was 150 mEq in my series', was a direct measurement. The statement by them that: "there is a wide range of potassium status in patients with chronic renal failure being maintained with haemodialysis" contradicts their next statement that: "The absen...

atp-sensitive potassium (katp) channel openers have a relaxation effect due to the lower cellular membrane potential and inhibit calcium influx. there has been considerable interest in exploring katp channel openers in the treatment of various diseases such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and urinary system disease and premature labor. the purpose of this study was to synthesize 3,3,6,6-tet...