Potassium in young children
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hansen, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mann, M D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-10T07:52:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-10T07:52:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1972 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-04-09T08:12:35Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Potassium i.s one of the major constituents of the human body but its role in metabolism is not clearly defined. One reason for this is the predominant intracellular distribution of the ion and the attendant difficulties in the detection of deficiency states. Serum potassium levels are of little value as over 95% of the potassium in the body is intracellular. Balance studies and the analysis of biopsy material have been used. However, they are so time consuming that they are only of use in establishing the diagnosis retrospectively and give very little indication of the severity of the deficit. Exchangeable potassium measurements do give an indication of the severity of the deficit. However, they involve the administration of an isotope which is not always available because of its short half-life. The development of the whole body counter has overcome most of these problems. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Mann, M. D. (1972). <i>Potassium in young children</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Mann, M D. <i>"Potassium in young children."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 1972. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mann, M.D. 1972. Potassium in young children. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mann, M D AB - Potassium i.s one of the major constituents of the human body but its role in metabolism is not clearly defined. One reason for this is the predominant intracellular distribution of the ion and the attendant difficulties in the detection of deficiency states. Serum potassium levels are of little value as over 95% of the potassium in the body is intracellular. Balance studies and the analysis of biopsy material have been used. However, they are so time consuming that they are only of use in establishing the diagnosis retrospectively and give very little indication of the severity of the deficit. Exchangeable potassium measurements do give an indication of the severity of the deficit. However, they involve the administration of an isotope which is not always available because of its short half-life. The development of the whole body counter has overcome most of these problems. DA - 1972 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Potassium deficiency KW - infancy KW - childhood LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1972 T1 - Potassium in young children TI - Potassium in young children UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Mann MD. Potassium in young children. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 1972 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32050 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.subject | Potassium deficiency | |
| dc.subject | infancy | |
| dc.subject | childhood | |
| dc.title | Potassium in young children | |
| dc.type | Doctoral Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Doctoral |