Water Electrolyte Imbalance

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Reviewed March 2011

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Title:   Sporting performance and food
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Good diet and nutrition can enhance sporting performance. Carbohydrates should form the basis of the sportsperson' s diet. For most athletes, a varied healthy diet will provide vitamins and minerals as well as protein to promote growth and repair of muscle tissues. Adequate fluid intake is essential to help performance and prevent dehydration.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Steroids
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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 are people who feel they need to look muscular such as professional athletes and bodybuilders. Steroids side effects include damage to the testicles or ovaries, liver diseases, paranoia and 'roid rage' or aggression.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Salt
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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. Many people eat more sodium than they need for good health, mainly in processed foods.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Hyponatraemia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of hyponatraemia by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Interventions for non-oliguric hyperkalaemia in preterm neonates
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Emergency interventions for hyperkalaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Medicinal mishap - Tramadol and hyponatraemia
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2004
Title:   Lack of sodium (Comments for consumers)
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   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.
Date:   Oct 2003
Title:   Managing drug-induced hyponatraemia in adults
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   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.
Date:   Oct 2003

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