Partial pressure of NH3 in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatic encephalopathy

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-174

  He, Yong ^a   Li, Guixing ^a   Song, Haolan ^a   Luo, Tongxing ^a   Gao, Baoxiu ^a   Xu, Jin ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatic encephalopathy; pH; Plasma ammonia; pNH3

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CREATININE; ENEMA; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN; UREA; VINEGAR;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALOSIS; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GAS ANALYSIS PARAMETERS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PARTIAL PRESSURE OF AMMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADULT; AGED; AMMONIA; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79960080504     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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