bradycardia/carbohydrate

Carbohydrate intolerance is a common feature of acromegaly. Frank diabetes mellitus is seen in about 10-20% of patients. There is no report of acromegaly presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), associated with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), in the literature. We report the occurrence of DKA and RP

The mechanisms controlling carbohydrate utilization in teleost fish are poorly understood, particularly in the heart. Tissue glucose uptake and cardiovascular characteristics were measured in the short-horned sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius, a species exhibiting low blood glucose levels, during

Cardiovascular and muscle responses to L-glutamic acid (Glut) and cholinergic agonists injected into the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum and medial medullary reticular formation (MMRF) were examined in unanesthetized, decerebrated cats. Glut, or cholinergic agonists acetylcholine (ACh) or carbachol

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the evidence for using high-dose insulin therapy with supplemental dextrose and potassium in calcium-channel blocker (CCB) overdose. METHODS Evidence of efficacy for high-dose insulin therapy with supplemental dextrose and potassium was sought by performing a search of MEDLINE

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) overdose can be life-threatening when manifest as catastrophic shock and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. We describe a case of massive overdose of multiple medications, including sustained-release verapamil, which was resistant to conventional support. Initial

A 45-year-old man with end-stage renal disease due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital because of recurrent abdominal pain, progressive peripheral motor neuron neuropathy, and respiratory failure. The diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria was confirmed by an elevated

The effects of vagal stimulation (VS) on cardiac energy substrate metabolism are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that acute VS alters the balance between free fatty acid (FFA) and carbohydrate oxidation and opposes the metabolic effects of β-adrenergic stimulation. A clinical-type selective

OBJECTIVE Using the quantitative and statistical method to study the psychopathology of this disorder, we feel that melancholy underlies all anorexia, a structural psychological failing in the primary narcissistic personality instituted at the beginning of life. Melancholy entails its opposite,

Many of the physiologic adaptations that occur in response to habitual exercise are associated with changes in neuroendocrine control of specific cell and tissue functions. Because all of the hormones and neurotransmitters important to exercise physiology exert their effects at the cellular level by

A clotting enzyme of the venom of Bothrops jararacussu, denoted FC-Bj, was purified by gel chromatography on Sephadex G-100 followed by HPLC on DEAE-5PW-PAK and gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200HR. The enzyme was identified as an acidic glycoprotein which probably consists of a single polypeptide

METHODS A 39 year-old pregnant woman (with one healthy 11 year-old daughter) presented at the antenatal care clinic for routine non-stress test (NST) at the due date. The NST demonstrated normal fetal heart pattern. No anamnestic or clinical risk factors for diabetes during the course of pregnancy

We evaluated the safety and efficacy of a highly supplemented controlled low-energy (1764 kJ [420 kcal]) diet in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes and obesity. Six obese, diabetic women ranging from 143% to 297% of ideal body weight were studied in a metabolic ward for 48 days. The

Seven families with familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis were found in Finland. Nine of the 103 asymptomatic family members studied had abnormal results on a potassium exercise test. The overall prevalence of familial hypokalaemic periodic paralysis in Finland was 0.4/100,000. Carbohydrate

The authors conducted a clinical investigation in twenty-five patients affected with essential hypertension of mild or moderate grade associated with type II diabetes mellitus, the purpose being to assess the effect of 8 weeks of combined treatment with atenolol (100 mg) and chlorthalidone (25 mg)

Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but often fatal complication as a result of large doses of propofol infusion (4-5 mg/kg/hr) for a prolonged period (>48 h). It has been reported in both children and adults. Besides large doses of propofol infusion, the risk factors include young age,