Scientific Papers
Relative density of urine: methods and clinical significance.
The physical properties and chemical composition of urine are highly variable and are determined in large measure by the quantity and the type of food consumed. The specific gravity is the ratio of the density [...]
EFFECTS OF VOLUNTARY FLUID INTAKE DEPRIVATION ON MENTAL AND PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE
AIM: To assess if there is deterioration in mental and psychomotor performance during 24-hour voluntary fluid intake deprivation. METHODS: A battery of computer generated psychological tests (Complex Reactionmeter Drenovac-series) was applied to 10 subjects to [...]
Disordered water metabolism: hyponatremia.
Normal osmoregulation is maintained by the proper function and interplay of factors influencing thirst, renal water metabolism, and vasopressin secretion. In pathophysiologic states, body water homeostasis is disrupted and hyponatremia ensures. Hyponatremia associated with cardiac [...]
HYPERTHERMIA AND DEHYDRATION-RELATED DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH INTENTIONAL RAPID WEIGHT LOSS IN THREE COLLEGIATE WRESTLERSA—NORTH CAROLINA, WISCONSIN, AND MICHIGAN, NOVEMBERA–DECEMBER 1997
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During November 7-December 9, 1997, three previously healthy collegiate wrestlers in different states died while each was engaged in a program of rapid weight loss to qualify for [...]