Feeding problems

Infants suffering from maple syrup urine disease exhibit failure to thrive, feeding problems, vomiting, dehydration, and severe metabolic acidosis, with mental retardation as a major sequela. 

The hallmarks of infantile hypothyroidism (e.g., retardation of mental development and growth) become manifest only in later infancy and are largely irreversible. Consequently, early recognition and initiation of replacement therapy are crucial. In the absence of thyroid hormone therapy, the symptoms of infantile hypothyroidism include feeding problems, failure to thrive, constipation, a hoarse cry, and somnolence. In... 

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a recessive disorder in which there is a partial or complete deficiency in branched-chain o-ketoacid dehydrogenase, an enzyme that decarboxylates leucine, isoleucine, and valine (see Figure 20.10). These amino acids and their corre sponding a-keto acids accumulate in the blood, causing a toxic effect that interferes with brain functions. The disease is characterized by feeding problems, vomiting, dehydration, severe metabolic acidosis, and a characteristic maple syrup odor to the urine. If untreated, the disease leads to mental retardation, physical disabilities, and death. 

Ohio Edison reported that the higher emission rates at lower tire feed rates may be related to the non-uniform Btu supply associated with slower whole tire feed rates. To achieve a 5 percent TDF rate, on a Btu basis, whole tires were added one per 34 seconds. Tires were added every 8.5 seconds to result in a 20 percent TDF input. As Btu supply from tires approached a uniform and fairly constant feed rate during their tests, operating conditions appeared to stabilize and emission rates to decline. On day 4 of the test (15 percent), for example, tire feed problems caused interrupted tire supply, and the report states that data from that day support the view that uniform tire feed results in lowered emissions.12... 

Example Continuing with the same debutanizer feed problem, now find the feed analysis of vapor and liquid if 50%, molar, of the feed is to be fed as a vapor to the debutanizer column. Also find the cooler duty for this condition. 

Next, using RefFlsh, determine the dew point temperature of the debutanizer flashed feed problem at the 85-psig pressure. The answer found is a 396°F dew point. A rapid reading with a quick mental interpolation of Table 2.1 shows we have a mixture enthalpy of 431 Btu/lb at this dew point temperature. The following calculations derive the cooler/condenser duty. 

Nefazodone passes into the breast milk and has been reported to cause drowsiness and feeding problems in a breast-fed infant (19). 

In this case, nefazodone in the breast milk may have caused the infant s drowsiness and feeding problems, despite the fact that the transferred dose of nefazodone would have been very low, since the low gestational age of the infant might have been associated with impaired hepatic and renal clearance, making her susceptible to even very small quantities of nefazodone. 

Particle size Generally fairly Wide size Fine solids for the No problem for size. Feeding problems The plastics waste ... 

The risk of digitalis toxicity during the therapeutic use of cardiac glycosides is similar in children to that in adults, ranging in 12 separate published series from 12 to 50% (median 21%) (141). The most common non-cardiac effects are vomiting and feeding problems, and the most common cardiac effects are conduction defects, particularly atrioventricular block and ectopic rhythms, although (as in adults) any dysrhythmia can occur. 

In a paper dealing mainly with indications for the use of hepatitis vaccine, the data on the hepatitis A vaccines most widely used, HAVRIX (manufactured by Glaxo SmithKline) and VAQTA (manufactured by Merck), have been summarized (1). The data are based on prelicensure clinical trials and worldwide follow-up reports. No serious adverse effects have been attributed to hepatitis A vaccines. In children who received HAVRIX, soreness (15%) and induration (4%) at the injection site, feeding problems (8%), and headaches (4%) have been the most frequently observed adverse effects. In children who received VAQTA, the most common adverse effects were pain (19%), tenderness (17%), and warmth (9%) at the injection site. The reported frequencies were similar to the frequencies reported with hepatitis B vaccines. 

Of 17 infants born of mothers taking valproate, 12 had possible withdrawal effects (irritability, jitteriness, abnormal tone, seizures, feeding problems), which correlated with the dosage of valproate during the last trimester, and four of the affected children also had hypoglycemia (SEDA-18, 70). 

Two kind of fuels have been used for the tests reported here demolition wood and willow. Demolition wood pellets are purchased at Labee (Moerdijk, the Netherlands). This fuel does not show any feeding problems and for this reason is often used by ECN for research where fuel parameters are not the first interest. Willow is purchased from IMAG-DLO (Slootdoip, the Netherlands) where research is focussed on energy plantation. Table 1 shows the chemical composition of both fuels. Complete analyses can be found in [3]. 

A water treatment plant is using silicofluoride for fluoridation. To prevent feeding problems, the operational staff requested all shipment be subject to the feedability index prior to shipment. 

Some feed problems have been resolved by using a volute type of eentrifugal pump and feed tank ... 

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