Scientific Papers
ACUTE CONFUSIONAL STATES AND DEMENTIA IN THE ELDERLY: THE ROLE OF DEHYDRATION/VOLUME DEPLETION, PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND AGE
A prospective study was undertaken to investigate the incidence and aetiology of acute confusional states in physically ill old people. The subjects were 71 patients aged 70 years or over who were admitted as emergencies [...]
PROBLEM: THIRST, DRINKING BEHAVIOR, AND INVOLUNTARY DEHYDRATION
The phenomenon of involuntary dehydration, the delay in full restoration of a body water deficit by drinking, has been described extensively but relatively little is known about its physiological mechanism. It occurs primarily in humans [...]
VALIDATION OF THE DEUTERIUM DILUTION TECHNIQUE FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF FLUID INTAKE IN INFANTS
The validity of the deuterium dilution technique as a method of measuring fluid intake was investigated by comparing values obtained with this technique and direct measurements of milk intake in 10 exclusively bottle-fed infants recovering [...]
HYPERNATREMIA IN ELDERLY PATIENTS. A HETEROGENEOUS, MORBID, AND IATROGENIC ENTITY
The causes, therapy for, and consequences of hypernatremia in elderly patients are not well understood. We found that in 15,187 consecutive hospital admissions, 162 (1.1%) patients who were at least 60 years of age had [...]