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A woman with oat cell carcinoma of the lung showed the typical findings of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH initially during her hospital course. Ectopic production of ADH was indicated. The presence of ectopic production of ACTH was then suggested after the appearance of the elevation
Hypertensive patients who smoke have a high risk of developing premature cardiovascular disease. In addition to encouraging these patients to stop smoking, effective nondrug therapies include weight reduction, salt restriction, and alcohol limitation. For patients whose hypertension is severe or who
A 49-year-old female physician presented with peripheral edema, weight gain and relative hypertension caused by the consumption of licorice candy cigars containing glycyrrhizic acid (GZA) found in natural licorice extract. Although the patient's response to GZA resolved spontaneously, emergency
Inhibitors of kidney urea transporter (UT) proteins have potential use as salt-sparing diuretics ('urearetics') with a different mechanism of action than diuretics that target salt transporters. To study UT inhibition in rats, we screened about 10,000 drugs, natural products and urea analogs for
Licorice, today chiefly utilized as a flavoring additive in tea, tobacco and candy, is one of the oldest used herbs for medicinal purposes and consists of up to 300 active compounds. The main active constituent of licorice is the prodrug glycyrrhizin, which is successively converted to