Scientific Papers
INFLUENCE OF HEAT-STRESS INDUCED DEHYDRATION ON MENTAL FUNCTIONS
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SERIAL EVALUATION OF VASOPRESSIN RELEASE AND THIRST IN HUMAN PREGNANCY
Serial studies were designed to characterized changes in osmoregulation throughout gestation. Eight women underwent a 2-h infusion of hypertonic saline before conception, during gestational weeks 5-8, 10-12, and 28-33, and then 10-12 wk postpartum. Basal [...]
PEDIATRIC DISORDERS OF WATER BALANCE
Fluid homeostasis requires adequate water intake, regulated by an intact thirst mechanism and appropriate free water excretion by the kidneys, mediated by appropriate secretion of arginine vasopressin (AVP, also known as antidiuretic hormone). AVP exerts [...]
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF DIFFICULT CLINICAL SITUATIONS IN RELATION TO NUTRITION AND HYDRATION DURING END OF LIFE CARE.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES: The following discussion builds upon a previous publication that reported on the perceptions and discourses of palliative care nurses and doctors in relation to nutrition and hydration at the end of life. [...]