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Follow the links below to find information about water electrolyte imbalance, including dehydration.
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Sporting performance and food
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Better Health Channel
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Good nutrition can enhance sporting performance. Carbohydrates should form the basis of a sports person's diet. A high protein diet is not generally needed or recommended, since it can hinder performance, impair kidney function and compromise bone integrity.
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Jul 2007
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Interventions for non-oliguric hyperkalaemia in preterm neonates
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Elevated levels of potassium (an important salt for normal body functions) are common in infants born very preterm or with birth weight less than 1500 g. High potassium levels in the blood may lead to irregular or rapid heart rate that may result in ble...
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Aug 2006
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Salt
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Better Health Channel
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Salt is made up of sodium and chloride. It is the main source of sodium in our diet. Sodium helps to regulate the amount of fluid in the body but too much sodium has been linked to high blood pressure. The average Australian eats many times more sodium than they need for good health, mainly in processed foods.
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Nov 2007
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Salt
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Healthy Eating Club
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Salt is a chemical compound that combines the elements sodium and chlorine. Sodium is the principal cation (a positively charged ion) of the circulating blood and tissue fluids of animals. Normal sodium content is needed to maintain the correct volume of these fluids and the chemical balance of the body.
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Mar 2001
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Steroids
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Better Health Channel
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Anabolic androgenic, or 'sex', steroids are synthetic drugs that mimic the masculinising effects of the male sex hormone testosterone. There are many legal medical reasons to use steroids. Typical illegal users include professional athletes, bodybuilders and people who feel they need to look muscular to feel good about themselves.
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Feb 2008
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Emergency interventions for hyperkalaemia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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No trials with clinically-important outcomes were identified. Many of the studies were conducted in convenience samples of patients. Many of the trials were methodologically flawed. Adverse events were rarely reported. Decrease in serum potassium was th...
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Feb 2005
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Medicinal mishap - Tramadol and hyponatraemia
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Australian Prescriber
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Tramadol is an analgesic which stimulates the same receptor as morphine and other opioids. It also inhibits noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake potentially resulting in increased concentrations of serotonin and noradrenaline.
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Aug 2004
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Lack of sodium (Comments for consumers)
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Australian Prescriber
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Sodium is an important salt in the blood. Too much or too little sodium can make people sick. Hyponatraemia is the medical word for a reduced amount of sodium in the blood.
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Oct 2003
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Managing drug-induced hyponatraemia in adults
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Australian Prescriber
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Drug-induced hyponatraemia is commonly associated with diuretics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and antiepileptics. With increasing polypharmacy and an ageing population, the prevalence of drug-induced hyponatraemia is likely to increase.
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Oct 2003
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