661 URIC ACID EXCRETION IN ACUTE LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA (ALL), A FIVE YEAR SURVEY

Studies on leukemia. I. Uric acid excretion.

IT HAS BEEN KNOWN siunce 1870,t amid has siunce heems comnfirmnned miuamny tinses29 that the excretioun of uric acid nsay he increased imn sonic pat ients with leuukensia. This has not, horvever, heems ann euntirely consistennt fimndimigt4 8 am-id the possible reasouns for the differeusces imn uric acid excretiomn ansomug patients with leukemia have uot beets imnvestigated. Whether the uric aci...

Uric acid excretion and surgery.

Surgical operation has long been considered capable of precipitating acute gouty arthritis (Hench, 1935; Linton and Talbott, 1943) but details of uric acid metabolism in this situation are unknown. This paper describes a study of postoperative uric acid levels in plasma and urine in a number of patients undergoing surgical operation.

Changes in Urinary Uric Acid Excretion

Study objective: To assess the utility of urinary uric acid excretion as a marker of nocturnal hypoxia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) before and after the institution of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Design: Prospective, open. Setting: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Participants: Thirty consecutive male subjec...

Acute phenothiazine toxicity in childhood: a five-year survey.

Serum uric acid level in acute stroke patients

 Background: The role of uric acid as a risk factor for vascular disease and acute stroke is controversial and there is little information about it. In this study, we determined serum uric acid levels in patients with acute stroke and assessed its relationship with cerebrovascular risk factors. Methods: In this cross sectional study, we assessed patients with acute stroke who were admitted in F...