Treatment of hyperkalemia: something old, something new

Treatment options for hyperkalemia have not changed much since the introduction of the cation exchange resin, sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate, Covis Pharmaceuticals, Cary, NC), over 50 years ago. Although clinicians of that era did not have ready access to hemodialysis or loop diuretics, the other tools that we use today—calcium, insulin, and bicarbonate—were well known to them. C…

Oral Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children: A …

Evidence supporting the impact of therapeutic zinc supplementation on the duration and severity of diarrhea among children under five is largely derived from studies conducted in South Asia. China experiences a substantial portion of the global burden of diarrhea, but the impact of zinc treatment among children under five has not been well documented by previously published systematic reviews …

Zinc: Role in the management of diarrhea and cholera

Diarrhea and cholera are major health problems. Vibrio cholera , the causative agent of cholera, infects the small intestine, resulting in vomiting, massive watery diarrhea and dehydration. Reduced water and electrolyte absorption is also due to zinc deficiency

Diarrhoea: why children are still and what can be done

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Oral Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Children: A …

Evidence supporting the impact of therapeutic zinc supplementation on the duration and severity of diarrhea among children under five is largely derived from studies conducted in South Asia. China experiences a substantial portion of the global burden of diarrhea, but the impact of zinc treatment among children under five has not been well documented by previously published systematic revie…

An Update on Triptorelin: Current Thinking on Androgen Deprivation Therapy fo…

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the mainstay palliative treatment for men with locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer, and aims to reduce testosterone to levels obtained by surgical castration. Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists predominates among the ADT options. The GnRH agonist, triptorelin is a first-line hormonal therapy that has demonstrated efficacy an…

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors in Prostate Cancer: Molecular Aspect…

Pituitary Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone receptors (GnRH-R) mediate the activity of the hypothalamic decapeptide GnRH, thus playing a key role in the regulation of the reproductive axis. Early-stage prostate cancer (PCa) is dependent on serum androgen levels, and androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), based on GnRH agonists and antagonists, represents the standard therapeutic approach for PCa pat…

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and its receptor in normal and malignant cells

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the hypothalamic factor that mediates reproductive competence. Intermittent GnRH secretion from the hypothalamus acts upon its receptor in the anterior pituitary to regulate the production and release of the gonadotropins, LH and FSH. LH and FSH then stimulate sex steroid hormone synthesis and gametgenesis in the gonads to ensure reproductive competenc…

Triptorelin stimulated luteinizing hormone concentrations for diagnosing cent…

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test is the gold standard for diagnosing central precocious puberty (CPP). However, intravenous GnRH is not always readily available. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of triptorelin-stimulated luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in the diagnosis of CPP among girls presenting with premature thelarche com…