scholarly journals SALT AND WATER LOSSES IN DIURETIN DIURESIS AND THEIR RELATION TO SERUM NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN AND ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATIONS

1935 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmond Kerpel-Fronius ◽  
Allan M. Butler

The losses of sodium, potassium, chloride, nitrogen, and water following the administration of diuretin to rabbits over 5 to 9 day periods together with the changes in serum concentrations of sodium, chloride, N. P. N., and total protein occurring simultaneously with these losses are described. The circumstances responsible for the presence of azotemia in the animals were investigated in particular and the dependence of nitrogen retention upon dehydration and the modification of this dependence by variation in urine volume were demonstrated. It was clearly shown that no direct relationship exists between the azotemia and the coincident hypochloremia. It was found that nitrogen retention can be removed by the administration of water without salt, and the extent to which serum electrolyte and protein concentrations can be lowered by this procedure was also observed. The withdrawal from the body of large amounts of potassium as well as of sodium and chloride following the administration of diuretin, and also the inefficacy of sodium chloride solution in preventing the potassium loss was demonstrated.

1928 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell L. Haden ◽  
Thomas G. Orr

A study is reported of the effect of different methods of treatment on the toxemia of cardiac obstruction. The average duration of life of untreated dogs is 3 days. Three dogs treated with 1 per cent salt solution subcutaneously lived 32, 36, and 45 days respectively without developing a toxemia. 2 per cent glucose similarly given, does not alter the course of the toxemia. Concentrated salt solution in small quantities given directly into the jejunum prevents the marked rise in non-protein nitrogen but does not materially prolong life. Release of the obstruction does not change the course of the toxemia in untreated animals. The subcutaneous injection of 1 per cent sodium chloride solution after release of the obstruction causes a rapid return of the blood to normal and allows the animal to recover. A similar amount of fluid given as 2 per cent glucose does not alter the course of the toxemia after release of the obstruction.


1933 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 775-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Loeb ◽  
Dana W. Atchley ◽  
Ethel M. Benedict ◽  
Jessica Leland

1. Balance studies have been made on three dogs before and after adrenalectomy, performed in two stages. 2. It has been shown that the sodium concentration of the blood decreases in adrenalectomized dogs, as is true in patients suffering from Addison's disease and in cats experimentally adrenalectomized. 3. There are also decreases in the chloride and bicarbonate concentrations which together are approximately equivalent to the decrease in sodium. 4. An increase in the potassium concentration of the blood occurs after adrenalectomy, as reported in other studies. There is no obvious correlation of this change with changes in potassium balances. 5. The balance studies show a striking loss of sodium from the body during the development of adrenal insufficiency. This loss of Na results from an increased excretion of sodium in the urine and is not complicated by loss of base as a result of vomiting or diarrhea. 6. Following adrenalectomy, both the total amount of sodium and its concentration in the urine are markedly increased. This increase in concentration of sodium occurs in spite of an augmented urine volume. 7. The behavior of the chloride ion following adrenalectomy parallels that of the sodium ion, but the loss is not equivalent. 8. During the period of accumulation of non-protein nitrogen in the blood, the rate of water excretion by the kidney is even greater than before removal of the adrenal glands. 9. The possibility of a regulatory effect of the adrenal glands upon sodium metabolism and renal function has been discussed.


1971 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-369
Author(s):  
D. W. SUTCLIFFE

1. A comparison was made of the body water contents and the concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride in the blood and body water of Gammarus zaddachi, G. locusta and Marinogammarus finmarchicus. 2. G. zaddachi had a slightly higher body water content than G. locusta and M. finmarchicus. 3. In all three species the blood chloride concentration was lower than the external chloride concentration in 80-113 % sea water, but the blood sodium concentration was equal to or slightly above the sodium concentration in the external medium. 4. The total body sodium concentration was always greater than the total body chloride concentration. In M.finmarchicus the ratio of body sodium/chloride increased from 1.2 to 1.3 over the salinity range 100-20% sea water. In G. zaddachi the ratio of body sodium/chloride increased from 1.08 at 100% sea water to 1.87 in 0.25 mM/l NaCl. 5. The total body potassium concentration remained constant. The potassium loss rate and the balance concentration were relatively high in G. zaddachi. 6. The porportion of body water in the blood space was calculated from the assumption that a Donnan equilibrium exists between chloride and potassium ions in the extracellular blood space and the intracellular space. In G. zaddachi the blood space was equivalent to 60% body H2O at 100% sea water, and equivalent to 50% body H2O at 40% sea water down to 0.5 mM/l NaCl. In M.finmarchicus the blood space was equivalent to 38-44% body H2O at salinities of 20-100% sea water. 7. The mean intracellular concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride were also calculated. It was concluded that for each ion its intracellular concentration is much the same in the four euryhaline gammarids. The intracellular chloride concentration is roughly proportional to the blood chloride concentration. The intracellular sodium concentration is regulated in the face of large changes in the blood sodium concentration.


Author(s):  
R. A. Robinson

Sea water is a complex solution in which the principal ions are sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride and sulphate. The vapour pressure (V.P.) of such a solution can be calculated approximately by making the assumption that each salt contributes to the vapour pressure lowering in amount proportional to its concentration, but such a calculation would ignore the interactions between the various ions. The theory of these interactions has been worked out only for very dilute solutions and it is, therefore, better to rely on direct experimental determinations. Measurements have now been made by the isopiestic vapour-pressure method (Robinson & Sinclair, 1934), in which samples of sea water are equilibrated with sodium chloride solutions until they have the same vapour pressure. The results are expressed in terms of chlorinities of sea water and molalities (moles per kilogram of H2O) of sodium chloride solution which have the same vapour pressure. It is hoped that the results will be of use to physiologists who have occasion to make up salt solutions equivalent to sea water.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
I.V. Dzevulska ◽  
R.M. Matkivska ◽  
A.M. Sinitska ◽  
L.V. Prysiazhnjuk ◽  
A.Y. Yanchyshyn

Relevance. Thermal burns of the skin cause the development of burns, the main factor of which is endogenous intoxication. The infusion of detoxification solutions is a mandatory component of the treatment of burns, as it corrects its course and prevents the development of certain stages and complications. According to the stage of the burn disease and the different direction of its links in its pathogenesis, infusion therapy should not only restore water-electrolyte balance and detoxify the body, but also contribute to the normalization and stabilization of vital (including immune) body functions. Objective: study of changes in the vessels of the hemo- and lymphomicrocirculatory system of Peyer's patches in burnt rats at the stages of burn disease, under conditions of intravenous infusion of isotonic sodium chloride solution and combined colloidal-hyperosmolar solutions (lactoprotein and sorbitolum). Materials and methods. The experiment was performed on 72 white rats. Experimental animals were divided into 4 groups (18 animals in each group). I, II, III - rats with skin burn trauma, which received a separate infusion of isotonic sodium chloride (I), lactoprotein with sorbitol (II) and hecoton (III), at a dose of 10 ml / kg. IV - intact animals (control group). Simulation of burn disease was performed by inflicting burn injury by applying to the lateral surfaces of the body of animals four copper plates, which were previously kept for 6 minutes in water with a constant temperature of 100 ° C. Histological and electron microscopic examination were performed. Light microscopy was used. Results. Intravenous administration of the applied infusion solutions caused various phase changes of the hemo- and lymphomicrocirculatory tract of Peyer's patches of the ileum of burnt rats, depending on the applied solution. In the case of infusion of burnt rats with 0.9% sodium chloride solution, the negative effects of burn disease were exacerbated, which were manifested by damage to the vascular wall of the hemo- and lymphocapillary channels, resulting in plasma and lymph seepage through the affected areas into the perivascular space. This process was accompanied by a violation of the rheological properties of blood, the formation of edema. The established "membrane-plastic effect" of lactoprotein with sorbitol revealed clear organ-specific features, which had manifestations of penetration through the damaged wall of microvascular electron-dense impregnations, which contributed to a significant thickening of the basement membrane in the wall of the blood capillary formation and its gradual formation of rounded membranous structure. This structure of variable electron density not only strengthened the vascular wall, but also served as a closure, helping to close the vascular lumen at the site of largest damage. The difference between the perinodal lymphatic capillaries in burnt rats infused with lactoprotein and sorbitol is characterized by the phenomenon of "overflow" of the lymphocapillary channel with cells in different functional states. In the case of infusion of hecoton solution, the effect of "overflow" of the lymphocapillary channel was not observed, which indicates adequate implementation of the immune function of immunocompetent cells. Conclusions. Intravenous infusion of colloid-hyperosmolar solutions causes various changes in the hemo- and lymphomicrocirculatory tract of Peyer's patches. Infusion of a  0.9% sodium chloride solution leads to a deepening of the negative consequences of burn disease, which manifests itself in the form of damage to the vascular wall of the hemo- and lymphocapillary channels. Infusion of solutions of lactoprotein with sorbitol and hecoton helps to preserve the vascular wall of the nodular lymphatic capillaries. When a solution of lactoprotein with sorbitol is applied around the damaged vessels of blood capillaries and venules, annular membrane formations are formed, which promote selective recirculation of structurally intact lymphocytes.


1921 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecil K. Drinker ◽  
Louis A. Shaw

1. Manganese dioxide suspended in an acacia-sodium chloride solution provides a non-toxic injection which in the present experiments has contained no particles larger than 1µ and which, when deposited in the body, can be determined quantitatively and seen microscopically. 2. Intravenous injections have been made under precautions which preclude removal from the blood or deposition in organs through simple capillary blockage. 3. In nine experiments out of thirteen the circulating blood contained no manganese after 18 minutes. In the four remaining instances there was a steady slight elimination which was incomplete at the end of 1 hour. Within certain limits the rate of removal from the circulating blood and the sites of deposition in the animal are not influenced by the concentration of the suspension, the blood pressure, or antecedent introduction of acacia or histamine. 4. In the cat amounts of manganese dioxide varying between 9.8 and 3.9 mg. of manganese and containing from 50,000,000,000 to 10,000,000,000 particles, if injected intravenously, permit recovery at the end of 1 hour of 90 per cent of the material in the lungs, liver, and spleen in the following proportions: lungs 47 per cent; liver 38.3 per cent; spleen 4.3 per cent. 5. These experiments, coupled with correlative results by other investigators, make it clear that in certain organs—the lungs, liver, and spleen of the cat—the vascular endothelium possesses phagocytic power rendering the capillaries permeable to particulate material as well as to gases, liquids, and dissolved substances.


1976 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vince ◽  
P. F. Down ◽  
J. Murison ◽  
F. J. Twigg ◽  
O. M. Wrong

1. A 25% faecal suspension in sodium chloride solution, incubated anaerobically at 37°C for 48 h, showed excellent survival of all the main groups of faecal bacteria. 2. All faecal incubation systems studied generated large amounts of ammonia, particularly those in which bacterial counts fell during incubation. As normal faeces contain negligible amounts of urea this ammonia must have been generated from sources other than urea. 3. Ammonia was also generated by faeces delivered by sodium chloride enema, and by ileostomy fluid, indicating that the phenomenon is not confined to distal colonic contents. 4. Ammonia generation by incubated faeces was inhibited by prior autoclaving of the sample, but not by sterilization with gamma-irradiation. 5. Generation of ammonia by incubated stool was accompanied by release of large amounts of organic anion and a fall in pH. 6. These observations are interpreted as evidence that ammonia generated within the colon in situ is not derived exclusively from urea, but also from bacterial deamination of amino acids, peptides and proteins. Simultaneously bacterial activity generates large amounts of organic acid. The presence of living bacteria is not essential for ammonia generation, provided that bacterial enzymes are present. 7. Bacterial generation of organic solute in faeces which have left the body is sufficiently rapid to cast serious doubts on the validity of faecal centrifugation, or other time-consuming techniques involving lengthy handling of faeces, as methods of obtaining extracellular faecal fluid for measurements of organic constituents or ammonia.


1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Cheah ◽  
S. L Ch'Ng ◽  
R. Husain ◽  
M. T. Duncan

Urine analysis was conducted on male Muslims before, during and after Ramadan. Various changes in urine volume, osmolality, total solute, sodium, potassium, titratable acidity and urea in response to altered feeding and activity regimens were found. There were no detectable levels of ketones, protein, glucose, urobilinogen and haemoglobin. It was concluded that the body adapted to fasting during Ramadan and that there were no adverse effects on renal function.


1969 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELENA LEŚNIK ◽  
J. W. GUZEK ◽  
W. Z. TRACZYK

SUMMARY Experiments were performed on male albino rats in urethane anaesthesia. The pituitary gland was exposed, the pituitary stalk was cut and the whole gland was removed. Isotonic sodium chloride solution used for washing the cut pituitary stalk was collected and its antidiuretic activity assayed. Antidiuretic substance was liberated from the infundibular axons into the washing fluid during continuous intravenous infusion of a hypotonic saline. The antidiuretic activity of the washing fluid was assayed in ethanol-anaesthetized rats. A 5% sodium chloride solution, infused intravenously to the limit of 1% of the body weight, caused a significant release of antidiuretic substance from the cut infundibular axons. A similar effect was observed after the i.v. infusion of 1 ml. of a solution containing 0·06 mm-CaCl2. The i.v. infusion of 0·02 mm-MgCl2 decreased the amount of antidiuretic substance liberated from the pituitary stalk significantly.


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