Scientific Papers
Disorders of body water homeostasis.
Disorders of body fluids are among the most commonly encountered problems in the practice of clinical medicine. This is in large part because many different disease states can potentially disrupt the finely balanced mechanisms that [...]
Clinical and laboratory evaluation and management of children with vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration.
Dehydration is responsible for the morbidity and, rarely, mortality secondary to vomiting and diarrhea from acute gastroenteritis. Despite the abundance of literature in the last 20 to 30 years focused on the treatment of dehydration [...]
Influence of exercise duration and hydration status on cognitive function during prolonged cycling exercise.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the influence of submaximal aerobic exercise duration on simple and complex cognitive performance. Eight well-trained male subjects agreed to participate in this study (trial group). A [...]
Water turnover in 458 American adults 40-79 yr of age.
Despite recent interest in water intake, few data are available on water metabolism in adults. To determine the average and range of usual water intake, urine output, and total body water, we administered 2H oxide [...]