IT has been shown in a previous paper (Cumings, 1939b) that the potassium content of muscle was abnormal in two diseases, except for conditions in which fat or fibrous tissue replacement of muscle occurs. Some further muscles from a variety of diseases have since been examined and the results have not given rise to any change of opinion. It has also been shown (Cumings, 1939b, 1940) that muscle...

There are many reports for involvement of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in pancreatic, cardiac and vascular smooth muscle cells. This study examined the effect of single doses of K+ channel openers diazoxide, minoxidil and K+ channel blockers chlorpropamide, glibenclamide on serum concentration of aldosterone in male rats. Blood samples were obtained 60 minutes after drug treatment and serum...

BACKGROUND Low serum potassium appears to be independently associated with incident type 2 diabetes, and low dietary potassium is more common in African Americans than in whites. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that low serum potassium contributes to the excess risk of diabetes in African Americans. DESIGN We analyzed data collected from 1987 to 1996 from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (...

Ten noninsulin dependent diabetic patients (NIDDM) without baseline hyperkalemia and with normal aldosterone levels when given 100 g of glucose orally revealed heterogeneous responses in serum potassium changes. Six diabetics had paradoxical increases in serum potassium levels averaged 0.44 mEq/L (range, 0.1 to 1.1 mEq/L) and were accompanied by increases in plasma aldosterone levels. On the co...

Alterations in serum potassium levels are a common occurrence in clinical practice and entail a significant proarrhythmic risk. The present review is a short tutorial meant to assist clinicians in the pathophysiological interpretation of arrhythmias caused by dyskalaemia.

how to cite this article: namakin k, zardast m, sharifzadeh gh, bidar t, zargarian s. serum trace elements in febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):57-60.     abstract objective febrile seizure (fs) is one of the most common neurological problems during childhood.pathogenesis of febrile convulsion is unknown. this study investigated some trace elements a...

A 76 year-old woman with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting and prior myocardial infarction was transferred to the emergency room with loss of consciousness due to marked bradycardia caused by hyperkalemia. The concentration of serum potassium was high, and normal sinus rhythm was restored after correction of the serum potassium level. The cause of hyperkalemia was considered to be se...

Hyperkalemia is a medical emergency that can induce deadly cardiac arrhythmias. Treatment of hyperkalemia can be thought of in three distinct steps. First, antagonize the effects of hyperkalemia at the cellular level (membrane stabilization) by administering calcium gluconate; secondly, decrease serum potassium by promoting potassium into cells through co-administration of glucose and insulin a...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high risk of hyperkalemia, which increases mortality and can lead to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) dose reduction or discontinuation. Patiromer, a nonabsorbed potassium binder, has been shown to normalize serum potassium in patients with CKD and hyperkalemia on RAASi. Here, patiromer's onset of action was determined in p...