News tagged with sodium excretion

Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption

Educating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce HF patients' sodium consumption, according ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spot urine test: To monitor dietary sodium compliance in liver disease patients?

Most patients with ascites caused by liver cirrhosis are treated with diuretics in addition to dietary sodium restriction. This creates a negative nitrogen balance and promotes mobilization of ascites. Lack of response can ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0