Narrative review links licorice intake to hypokalemia and hypertension in Japanese Kampo patients
Licorice intake linked to blood pressure issues in Japanese patients
This narrative review examines the association between licorice intake and adverse outcomes in patients using Japanese traditional Kampo med…
A review suggests licorice and related compounds may raise blood pressure and lower potassium in people taking traditional Kampo medicine.
Case report reviews possible autoimmune hypoparathyroidism after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a young adult
Young woman develops low calcium and thyroid issues after severe coronavirus infection
This case report with literature review examines a young adult Chinese woman with hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia following SARS-CoV-2 i…
A young Chinese woman developed low calcium and thyroid problems after getting sick with coronavirus. Doctors think her body might have stop…
Systematic review and meta-analysis links injury severity and infection to hyponatremia in acute spinal cord injury patients
Spinal injury patients face higher hyponatremia risk with certain factors
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated factors associated with hyponatremia in 2,355 patients with acute spinal cord injury. The…
A major review found that specific injury types and infections raise the chance of low sodium in spinal cord patients. Targeted monitoring i…
Amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide affect metabolites and ammonium excretion in CKD patients
Distal diuretics change kidney chemistry in people with chronic kidney disease
This randomized controlled trial in 26 individuals with chronic kidney disease found that distal diuretics decreased plasma glutamine and tr…
A small trial found that taking amiloride and hydrochlorothiazide lowered glutamine and changed how the body handles waste in people with ch…
Normal saline preservation solution increases serum sodium and blood pressure versus half saline in critically ill pediatric patients
Study in critically ill children compares two IV fluid types for sodium and blood pressure effects
A double-blind RCT of 88 critically ill pediatric patients in a PICU compared normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) to half saline (0.45% sod…
Normal saline raises sodium and blood pressure more than half saline in critically ill children, guiding safer fluid choices for recovery.
Retrospective study identifies five predictors for hypokalemia in STEMI patients
Can a simple checklist predict dangerous potassium drops after a major heart attack?
A retrospective observational cohort study of 320 STEMI patients at a single Chinese hospital identified five independent predictors for hyp…
A new checklist using five simple signs can predict dangerous potassium drops that trigger deadly heart rhythms after a major heart attack.