The ferrite process is an established method for treating wastewaters containing dissolved toxic metals, using precipitation at temperatures above 65 °C. Various ambient-temperature operation methodologies have also been proposed, but the effects of temperature reduction on product stability, and on the extent of isomorphous substitution (in terms of x in Me(x)Fe(3-x)O(4), Me representing a non...

  A male neonate from a 23 year-old mother by cesarean section without complication in labor or delivery had vomiting from birth for 9 days and lost 400 grams of body weight. He had severe dehydration upon admission to our hospital. After treating his dehydration and assessment of his problem by laboratory tests and radiography we found that he had esophageal atresia without hypoglycemia. We re...

mn U-nne v?lume is not decreased at first and iy indeed be increased; it is more dilute and chloride is absent except in Addison's disease. As there is no cellular dehydration, thirst is absent; indeed water is often repellent as it tastes insipid. Cramps develop when depletion of salt continues. The patient suffers from lassitude, weakness, headache and tendency to fainting on standing up. App...

Ninety infants with severe hypernatraemic dehydration (plasma sodium greater than 150 mmol/l) were studied. Most had had a convulsion before admission. They were allocated to two treatment groups. Both groups received intravenous plasma followed by slow intravenous rehydration and correction of acidosis. In addition, one group received intramuscular phenobarbitone, the other group received dexa...

Dehydration in clinical practice, as opposed to a physiological definition, refers to the loss of body water, with or without salt, at a rate greater than the body can replace it. We argue that the clinical definition for dehydration, ie, loss of total body water, addresses the medical needs of the patient most effectively. There are 2 types of dehydration, namely water loss dehydration (hypero...

BACKGROUND The renal distal tubule fine-tunes renal epithelial calcium transport. Dietary intake of salt and fluid varies day-to-day and the kidney adapts accordingly to maintain homeostasis. The alternations in salt and fluid balance affect calcium and magnesium transport in the distal tubule, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were grouped into high-sal...