First spot urine sodium after initial diuretic identifies patients at high risk for adverse outcome after heart failure hospitalization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.01.013
Abstract: Background: Relief of congestion is the primary goal of initial therapy for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Early measurement of urine sodium concentration (UNa) may be useful to identify patients with diminished response to diuretics.… read more here.
Keywords: urine sodium; heart; hospitalization; first spot ... See more keywords
Reference levels and relationships of nine elements in first-spot morning urine and 24-h urine from 210 Chinese children.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.10.013
Abstract: Toxic elements have caused great concern due to their adverse health effects. Biological monitoring is generally considered to be a useful tool to assess human exposure to these elements during risk assessment. To better interpret… read more here.
Keywords: first spot; spot morning; morning urine; reference ... See more keywords