Articles: disease.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Does oral rehydration therapy alter food consumption and absorption of nutrients in children with cholera?
In order to estimate consumption of food and absorption of nutrients, a metabolic balance study was conducted in 47 children between 1 and 5 years old, suffering from acute cholera. Twenty-two of the children were treated by intravenous solution (IV) only and 25 others by oral rehydration along with intravenous solution (ORS/IV) when necessary. After initial rehydration a nonabsorbable charcoal marker was fed to the patients followed by a typical Bangladeshi home food of known composition offered ad libitum. ⋯ Absorption of nitrogen was significantly lower in the ORS/IV group, but absorption of fat was not significantly impaired. Vomiting was significantly higher in the ORS/IV group. The differences in the consumption and absorption of nutrients between the two groups were transient and came to the same level within 2 weeks after recovery.
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This discussion of lipid metabolism involves lipoprotein components, the known effects of contraceptive steroids on lipoprotein metabolism and the relationships of lipid and lipoprotein parameters to cardiac risk.
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Review Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Naproxen sodium for OB/GYN use, with special reference to pain states: a review.
The effectiveness of naproxen sodium and its parent compound, naproxen, has been assessed in the treatment of a variety of obstetric and gynecologic problems, particularly pain states. This article summarizes the literature on the efficacy of the naproxen compounds in treatment of the following conditions: primary and secondary dysmenorrhea, insertion of a contraceptive intrauterine device, suction curettage, postpartum pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, gynecologic surgery, menorrhagia, premature labor and menopause. The data from the studies compiled demonstrate the usefulness of naproxen sodium or naproxen as an effective analgesic in treating pain and inflammation associated with these conditions.