Alkalosis
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To present a cogent and practical review of the medical complications and their treatment in patients with bulimia nervosa. Thorough review of the medical literature from 1990 to current in regards to the medical complications of bulimia... more
Antacids are chemical substances which neutralizing the acid that causes heartburn. By reducing the acidity, the acid is less able to irritate the esophagus. The effect of antacids on the stomach is due to partial neutralisation of... more
Generalised paresis, severe hypokalaemia and kaliuresis, metabolic alkalosis and hypertension, characteristic of mineralocorticoid excess, were identified in a dog with hyperadrenocorticism due to a functional adrenocortical carcinoma.... more
Abstract: Plasmapheresis (PP) is widely known as the standard therapy for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Citrate is used as an anticoagulant in fresh frozen plasma, and the large amount of citrate infused during PP induces... more
Since the initial description in the 1960s of patients with seemingly inherited disorders characterized by hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, the pathophysiologic processes underlying Bartter and Gitelman syndromes have generated... more
The urinary bladder of 10 clinically normal dogs was excised and the ureters were implanted into an isolated, vagotomized gastric segment derived from the fundic region of the stomach. The gastric segment was closed to form a conduit.... more
Delta F508 mutation is recognized as the most common genotype of cystic fibrosis (CF) however, there are small numbers of CF patients having Delta F508/F311L. In the present study, the authors report a 2-year-old Thai boy, originating... more
The increased concentration of protons during fatiguing exercise may contribute to increased activation of group III and IV afferents and subsequently reduced central drive, however this has yet to be confirmed in exercising humans. Here... more
Collecting ducts (CD) not only constitute the final site for regulating urine concentration by increasing apical membrane Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) expression, but are also essential for the control of acid–base status. The aim of this work was... more