Naslov
Serum electrolite concentrations in acute alcohol intoxicated patients

Autori
Crnković, Danijel ; Buljan, Marija ; Karlović, Dalibor ; Martinac, Marko

Izvornik
Alcoholism (0002-502X) 40 (2004); 16-27

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
akutna intoksikacija; etanol; elektroliti; natrij; kalij; kloridi; magnezij; krv

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to analyse possible differences in concentration of the serum potassium, sodium, magnesium, and chlorides in subjects who were acute intoxicated with alcohol opposite to control healthy subjects. Patients intoxicated with alcohol were those, who have been urgent hospitalized because of detoxication on Department of Psychiatry, "Sestre milosrdnice" Universitiy hospital during first six months of 2004. The control group of healthy subjects was made from a sample of healthy volunteers. The concentrations of serum potassium and sodium were identifyed by flame spectrophotometry, and serum chlorides were analysed by potentiomethric method. Magnesium were analysed by mass spectrophotometry. In our results were pointed out that subjects who were acute intoxicated with alcohol have much more higher valueless of chlorides than healthy control group (t=2.754 ; p= 0.007). The valueless of serum potassium (t=2.604 ; p=0.011), and magnesium (t=2.41 ; p=0.018) were statisticaly significantly lower. Finaly we can say that acute intoxication with alcohol brings to changes in concentrations of serum electrolytes. Finding results suggest obligatory monitoring of serum electrolytes in persons acute intoxicated with alcohol, so we can take through treatment in an adequate manner, detoxication, and stabilization of a whole psychophisical state of those patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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