A deficiency of potassium in a patient after operation is manifest clinically by anorexia, malaise, apathy, weakness, abdominal distention and hypochloremia. Many patients who have had a prolonged disturbance in nutrition may have a "subclinical" hypopotassemia. Prophylaxis by means of replacement of the potassium excreted daily in the urine is the ideal treatment. When the clinical picture of potassium deficit develops, the amount of the potassium ion needed for replacement should be calculated on the basis of the total amount of water in the body of the patient.

Acid-Base Imbalance↗

PubMed1952

Sciatic notch hernia; report of a case and description of a new operative approach.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

Hernia↗

PubMed1950

Medical progress in cholesterol metabolism in relation to diseases of the liver and the biliary tract.

In recent years the role of cholesterol in hepatic disease has been somewhat better understood. Fairly characteristic patterns of serum cholesterol and cholesterol esters occur in obstructive and parenchymatous jaundice. While the determinations for cholesterol and its esters may aid in the differential diagnosis of jaundice, their chief value appears to be that of determining the prognosis in jaundiced patients. The role of cholesterol in several diseases of the hepatic and extrahepatic biliary tract is reviewed.

Biliary Tract↗

PubMedDate not supplied

Thorotrast-induced cancer in man.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

Neoplasms↗

PubMedDate not supplied

The excretion of kanamycin in bile and pancreatic fluid.

Explore the source record for details and available documents.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗