Introduction: Electrolyte abnormalities are one of the common reversible causes of morbidity. Inaccurate sodium results can lead to inappropriate fluid administration which can result in hypernatremia and abnormal levels of potassium can cause bradycardia, asystole and cardiac arrest. Fluctuation in potassium levels is also well-documented 1 during the course of cardiac resuscitation. Accurate ...

OBJECTIVE Febrile convulsions (FC) are the most frequent seizure disorder in children. Some studies have detected serum electrolyte disturbances in patients with FC. This study determines serum electrolytes, renal function tests, and frequency of urinary tract infection in hospitalized children with FC. MATERIALS & METHODS In this descriptive, cross sectional study, we evaluated 291 children ...

Ion-selective electrodes have been applied to analysis of blood electrolytes with some success. However, currently available ion-selective electrode systems tend to be elaborate and expensive. We describe a clinical electrolyte analyzer in which inexpensive ion-selective electrodes are used. The elec‘trodes are in the configuration of thin wires and are all solid in construction. They may be di...

Electrolyte disorders are among the most frequent and challenging problems facing the admitting physician and many have serious prognostic significance1. Early and informed intervention is necessary, but the outcome may be disappointing. Hyponatraemia with serum sodium below 130 mmol/l occurs in 3–5% of hospital admissions2 and death rates vary from 11–70%3. In patients with hypernatraemia with...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and nursing acceptability of a nursing initiated, evidence-based order form to replace potassium, magnesium, and phosphate in the MICU. METHODS This retrospective study compared patients receiving electrolyte replacement with the order form to matched historical control patients receiving traditional electrolyte replac...

BACKGROUND Refeeding syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition characterised by severe intracellular electrolyte shifts, acute circulatory fluid overload and organ failure. The initial symptoms are non-specific but early clinical features are severely low-serum electrolyte concentrations of potassium, phosphate or magnesium. Risk factors for the syndrome include starvation, chronic a...

objective most children brought to the emergency department (ed) for evaluation of seizures undergo an extensive laboratory workup. since results are usually negative, the value of such routine laboratory workups has been questioned. a group of children with unprovoked seizures was prospectively studied to determine the diagnostic values of routine serum chemistries and to identify risk factors...

Background A significant public health issue, malnutrition affects 50 to 150 million children under the age of five globally. An increase in morbidity and mortality has been linked malnutrition, a serious problem. Aim: To determine whether malnourished with or without diarrhea have electrolyte disturbances their serum. Methodology: 100 were randomly selected from Liaquat University Hospital Jam...

PURPOSE This study examined the effect of consuming carbohydrate- (CHO) electrolyte solution on running performance after different-glycemic-index (GI) meals. METHODS Nine men completed 3 trials in a randomized counterbalanced order, with trials separated by at least 7 days. Two hours before the run after an overnight fast, each participant consumed a high-GI (GI = 83) or low-GI (GI = 36) CHO...