Scientific Papers
A PROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF RENAL IMPAIRMENT AFTER PREPARATION FOR COLONOSCOPY: ORAL SODIUM PHOSPHATE APPEARS TO BE SAFE IN WELL-HYDRATED SUBJECTS WITH NORMAL RENAL STATUS
The outcome of colonoscopy is highly dependent upon the quality of bowel cleansing prior to the procedure. Oral sodium phosphate solutions (OSPS) or preparations containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) are generally employed. However, the safety of [...]
A CASE REPORT – SEVERE ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCES IN AN EIGHT WEEK OLD BOY
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte abnormality in children and underlying causes are many. It is most often caused by excessive salt loss from the gut but is also associated with severe systemic disorders in [...]
THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL UNIFORM: UNCOMPENSABLE HEAT STRESS AND HYPERTHERMIC EXHAUSTION
CONTEXT: In hot environments, the American football uniform predisposes athletes to exertional heat exhaustion or exercise-induced hyperthermia at the threshold for heat stroke (rectal temperature [T(re)] > 39 degrees C). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the differential [...]
DIURNAL VARIATION IN TIME TO PRESYNCOPE AND ASSOCIATED CIRCULATORY CHANGES DURING A CONTROLLED ORTHOSTATIC CHALLENGE
Epidemiological data indicate that the risk of neurally mediated syncope is substantially higher in the morning. Syncope is precipitated by cerebral hypoperfusion, yet no chronobiological experiment has been undertaken to examine whether the major circulatory [...]