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A critique of the overfill hypothesis of sodium and water retention in the nephrotic syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9573524     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent reviews have claimed that the majority of patients with the nephrotic syndrome have plasma volume expansion (that is, they are overfilled). Here we attempt to re-establish balance to the debate on body fluid volume status in nephrotic patients by: (a) discussing the conflicting literature on plasma volume measurements in the nephrotic syndrome; (b) providing alternate explanations for data purporting to support an overfill hypothesis in the nephrotic syndrome; (c) emphasizing secondary neurohumoral responses that support underfilling at least as frequently as overfilling; and (d) emphasizing the clinical importance of fluid assessment in the individual patient with the nephrotic syndrome particularly in relation to diuretic use.
Authors:
R W Schrier; R G Fassett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kidney international     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0085-2538     ISO Abbreviation:  Kidney Int.     Publication Date:  1998 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-06-30     Completed Date:  1998-06-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0323470     Medline TA:  Kidney Int     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1111-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA. Pat.Knox@UCHSC.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldosterone / physiology
Animals
Arginine Vasopressin / physiology
Disease Models, Animal
Edema / etiology,  physiopathology
Humans
Models, Biological*
Nephrotic Syndrome / complications*,  physiopathology
Plasma Volume
Renin-Angiotensin System / physiology
Sodium / metabolism*
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / etiology*,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
113-79-1/Arginine Vasopressin; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 7440-23-5/Sodium

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