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4 days ago · Certain lithium compounds, also known as lithium salts, are used as psychiatric medication, [4] primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder. [4] Lithium is taken orally (by mouth). [4] Common side effects include increased urination, shakiness of the hands, and increased thirst. [4]
May 10, 2024 · Patients with dehydration, hyponatremia, or hyperkalemia and a possible salt-wasting form of adrenal hyperplasia should receive an intravenous (IV) bolus of isotonic sodium chloride solution (20 mL/kg or 450 mL/m 2) over the first hour, as needed, to restore their intravascular volume and blood pressure.
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4 days ago · Food sources include bananas, avocados, nuts, vegetables, potatoes, legumes, fish, and mushrooms. [59] Sodium, a common food ingredient and electrolyte, found in most foods and manufactured consumer products, typically as sodium chloride (salt). Excessive sodium consumption can deplete calcium and magnesium. [62]
May 2, 2024 · Upon suspicion of Addison disease, biochemical testing is needed to confirm the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. As the disease advances, serum sodium, chloride, and bicarbonate levels will be reduced while serum potassium levels will be elevated all of which results from insufficient mineralocorticoid (aldosterone).
4 days ago · Valproate (valproic acid, VPA, sodium valproate, and valproate semisodium forms) are medications primarily used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder and prevent migraine headaches. They are useful for the prevention of seizures in those with absence seizures, partial seizures, and generalized seizures.
May 7, 2024 · A common cause of anemia in people with CKD is iron deficiency. Iron deficiency means you do not have enough iron in your body. It can be caused by not getting enough iron in your diet or by losing blood, either through blood tests or during dialysis.
May 9, 2024 · The chemical abbreviation for sodium “Na” was first published in 1814 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779–1848) in his system of atomic symbols. In 1858, Claude Bernard found that a lesion in the brain produced chloride diuresis but not glucose in urine. Bernard thought this syndrome was due to renal denervation.
