Scientific Papers
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, LABOR/DELIVERY COMPLICATIONS, MATERNAL RISK FACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)-CONTAMINATED PUBLIC DRINKING WATER
BACKGROUND: We have previously examined the associations between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposure, birth weight and gestational age in individuals exposed to PFOA-contaminated residential drinking water from the Little Hocking Water Association (LHWA). In this investigation, [...]
TOTAL BODY WATER AND PERCENTAGE FAT MASS MEASUREMENTS USING BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS AND ANTHROPOMETRY IN SPINAL CORD-INJURED PATIENTS
Background and aims: Spinal cord injured patients may be adversely affected by disturbances of nutritional status, particularly malnutrition and fat mass overload. Malnutrition increases the risk for development of pressure sores, and fat mass excess [...]
HOW TO ENSURE PATIENT OBSERVATIONS LEAD TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF OLIGURIA
Fluid balance is essential for normal functioning of the body. Oliguria (poor urine output) is usually associated with low circulatory blood volume (hypovolaemia), and can be a sign that a patient is acutely ill and [...]
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 [...]