In 154 white chldren aged 8 to 18 years from four large kindreds, relationships among blood pressure (BP), age, sex, body size, and electrolyte excretion were studied. Each kindred was ascertained through one male aged 35-58 years with essential hypertension, namely, a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) over 95 mm Hg. Weight, relative weight (relative to NCHS median for age, sex, and stature), subc...

Interest in the magnitude of the solubility of carbonic acid in biological fluids dates from the beginning of inquiries into the manner of transport of COz. Of late years it has been of especial importance in the calculations of the pH of bicarbonate-containing fluids by Hasselbalch’s equation, pH = pK1’ + log. [BHCOz]. D-LCO~! The physically dissolved COz, expressed as H2C03, is calculated fro...

BACKGROUND Amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) are commonly prescribed in Nigeria either as a monotherapy or in combination with other drugs. The present study was designed to investigate the antihypertensive efficacy of monotherapy with amlodipine or HCTZ and their effects on electrolyte profile in patients with mild to moderate hypertension. METHODS A single-blind randomized clinical ...

The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system is now considered to be far more complex than previously thought when the vasoconstrictor and other physiological effects of the octapeptide angiotensin II in the circulating blood were emphasized. The reasons for this altered viewpoint, involving angiotensins other than the octapeptide in the regulation of blood pressure, water and electrolyte homeostas...

Hypertonic solutions play an important role in the treatment of tissue edema. Following the induction of experimental vasogenic brain edema by occlusion of the common carotid arteries in eight rabbits, the effect of hypertonic lactated Ringer's solution (subjects), vs. isotonic lactated Ringer's solution (control), was studied on blood pressure, electrolyte (sodium, potassium, and calcium) ...

All-Solid-State Batteries In article number 2206762, Yijie Liu, David Mitlin, and co-workers report a stable anode-free all-solid-state battery (AF-ASSB) with sulfide-based solid-electrolyte (argyrodite Li6PS5Cl). The is achieved by tuning the wetting of lithium metal on “empty” copper current-collector. cover image, sprinting antelope represent cations rapidly diffusing through solid-state sul...