Urinary sodium/potassium ratio on random sample as a useful tool to assess diuretic-induced natriuresis on chronic liver disease-associated ascitis [17]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 212-213

  Pinto Marques, Pedro ^a   Vieira, Ana ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LETTER; NATRIURESIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM SAMPLE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS;

AGED; ASCITES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURESIS; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM;

EID: 33846033980     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.00916.x     Document Type: Letter

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