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Colourless fuming gas/liquid. Bp 19.4°C. Extremely corrosive. Inhalation pulmonary oedema which may be delayed. Electrolyte imbalances calcium and magnesium fall arrhythmias. 

In men, administration of an androgen may result in breast enlargement (gynecomastia), testicular atrophy, inhibition of testicular function, impotence, enlargement of the penis, nausea, jaundice, headache, anxiety, male pattern baldness, acne, and depression. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances, which include sodium, water, chloride, potassium, calcium, and phosphate retention, may also be seen. 

Mineral and electrolyte imbalances Foscarnet has been associated with changes in serum electrolytes including hypocalcemia (15%), hypophosphatemia (8%) and hyperphosphatemia (6%), hypomagnesemia (15%), and hypokalemia (16%). Foscarnet is associated with a transient, dose-related decrease in ionized serum calcium, which may not be reflected in total serum calcium. 

Aseptic meningitis syndrome-The incidence of this syndrome was 6%. Fever, headache, meningismus, and photophobia were the most commonly reported symptoms a combination of these 4 symptoms occurred in 5% of patients. Headache - Headache is frequently seen after any of the first few doses and may occur in any of the aforementioned neurologic syndromes or by itself. Seizures - Seizures, some accompanied by loss of consciousness or cardiorespiratory arrest, or death, have occurred independently or in conjunction with any of the neurologic syndromes described below. Patients predisposed to seizures may include those with the following conditions Acute tubular necrosis/uremia fever infection a precipitous fall in serum calcium fluid overload hypertension hypoglycemia, history of seizures and electrolyte imbalances those who are taking a medication concomitantly that may, by itself, cause seizures. 

Qf 2559 patients admitted to an intensive cardiac care unit over 3 years, 64 with major cardiac iatrogenic problems were reviewed (59). Qf those, 58 had dysrhythmias, mainly bradydysrhythmias, secondary to amiodarone, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, electrolyte imbalance, or a combination of those. Amiodarone was implicated in 19 cases, compared with 44 cases attributed to beta-blockers and 28 to calcium channel blockers. Qf the 56 patients with sinus bradycardia, 10 were taking a combination of amiodarone and a beta-blocker, six were taking amiodarone alone, and three were taking amiodarone plus a calcium channel blocker. 

Hypomagnesemia is treated initially with oral, intramuscular, or intravenous administration of magnesium salts. Immediate control of the symptoms of acute hypermagnesemia is obtained with doses of intravenous calcium repeated hourly but extreme toxicity may require cardiac support or mechanical ventilation. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride can also be administered as antidotes. Serum levels are lowered by reducing intake and by normal methods of excretion, with diuretics given to patients with normal renal function. Other accompanying electrolyte imbalances should be treated concurrently, followed by treatment of the condi-tion(s) that lead to the imbalances. 

Oxalic acid may have a direct corrosive effect on the eyes, skin, and digestive tract after contact. However, once absorbed (or produced as a result of the metabolism of other compounds), oxalic acid and other soluble oxalates react with calcium in the plasma to form insoluble calcium oxalate. Systemic formation of calcium oxalate may produce hypocalcemia directly. Precipitation of calcium oxalate in the renal system (proximal tubules of the kidney) may lead to local necrosis of the tubular epithelium, producing kidney dysfunction and electrolyte imbalance. Precipitation of calcium oxalate may also occur in the blood vessels, heart, lungs, and liver leading to local effects. 

Once bound to calcium, oxalate salts become insoluble and may precipitate in the renal system resulting in kidney malfunction and electrolyte imbalance. Renal damage may be due to vascular stasis. 

Acute hepatic failure is a major medical emergency, since the f ailure of the complex metabolic functions of the liver cannot be compensated for by any other organ. In severe ca.ses, much of the biochemical picture is disnipied. Electrolyte imbalance occurs, sodium and calcium concentrations may both fall. There may be severe metabolic acid-base ilisuirbances and hypoglycaemia. 

Results occur in 6 to 12 hours. Stimulant laxatives such as bisacodyl are used to empty the bowel before diagnostic tests (for example, barium enema) because they are minimally absorbed from the G1 tract. Most are excreted in feces. However, a small amount of bisacodyl absorption excreted in the urine changes the color to reddish-brown. With excessive use, fluid and electrolyte imbalances can occur (especially potassium and calcium). Mild cramping and diarrhea are side effects. 

Some symptoms of depression can be caused by nutrient or electrolyte imbalances such as in calcium, potassium, sodium, vitamin B,2, or folate, as well as by an excess of thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism) or not enough thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism). If you think you are depressed, the first step would be to consult with your doctor, who may run a blood panel to test for these kinds of abnormalities. 

From July 2006 to September 2008, 10 cases of acute phosphate nephropathy, associated with sodium phosphate tablets for bowel cleansing, were reported to the FDA s Adverse Event Reporting System database [85 ]. Renal biopsy in these patients showed nephrocalcinosis (calcium phosphate crystal deposition in the distal tubules and collecting ducts). All these patients had at least one underlying susceptibility factor for acute renal insufficiency, such as pre-existing renal impairment, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, advanced age, underlying electrolyte imbalance, and... 

Electrolytes are electrically conductive substances containing free ions. The body requires a balance between the electrolytes inside and outside of cells (intracellular and extracellular ions). These electrolytes include Magnesium (Mg ), Sodium (Na ), Potassium (K ) and Calcium (Ca +). Imbalances in these electrolytes can cause serious physiological problems, so all electrolyte imbalances should be identified and treated promptly. 

Human sweat contains abundant information about a person s health status and thus is an excellent biofluid for noninvasive chemosensing. For example, sodium, lactate, ammonium, and calcium levels in sweat are indicators of electrolyte imbalance, and cystic fibrosis, physical stress, osteoporosis, and bone mineral loss, respectively. Sweat has also been used for monitoring a person s intoxication level and signs of drug abuse. Noninvasive electrochemical sensors for monitoring sweat can mainly be divided in to two types fabric/flexible plastic-based sensors and the epidermal-based sensors. 

The majority of the aforementioned capsules were either not sufficiently mechanically stable or suffered from other surface or matrix related deficiencies. These deficiencies include poor morphology, such as capsule sphericity and surface smoothness, which result from an osmolar imbalance. Membranes are also often leaky (an internal polymer slowly diffuses out through the capsule wall) or shrink in either PBS or in culture media over a period of a few hours. Exceptionally, some capsules are observed to swell excessively and burst. Furthermore, some complex membranes, although stable in water, dissolve over several days upon a contact with culture media. This is true for pectin based capsules (pectin/calcium salt) and for alginate-chitosan membranes and maybe a consequence of the polycation substitution by electrolytes present in the media [10]. In order to improve the existing binary capsules several approaches, both traditional and novel, have been considered and tested herein. These are discussed in the following sections. 

Most nerves have resting membrane potentials of approximately -70 to -90 mV as a result of a slight imbalance of electrolytes across the nerve membranes (I.e., between the cytoplasm and the extracellular fluid) (3). The origin of this membrane potential has been of great Interest to neurophysiologists. The main electrolytes in nerve axons and cell bodies are sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride. 

There are five key electrol5hes potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphoms. Collectively, they must remain in balance for our body to function properly. Diseases and treatment of diseases are two factors that can cause fluids and electrol5hes to become imbalanced. The healthcare professional must quickly identily the signs and symptoms of the imbalance and then take steps to restore the balance between electrolytes and fluids. 

Chapter 4 focuses on fluid volume imbalances (i.e., hypervolemia and hypovolemia) and related symptoms and treatments. Chapters 5 through 9 present the major electrolytes and concepts related to excessive or insufficient blood levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphate. Chapter 10 focuses on acid-base imbalances and discusses the procedures needed to determine the underlying source of the imbalance and the appropriate treatments and patient care needed to address the imbalance. Chapters 11 and 12 contain presentations of developmental conditions and disease conditions that involve imbalances in fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base, with the aim of enabling the reader to apply the concepts learned in earlier chapters of the book. 

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