Electrolyte, Acid–Base, and Mineral Metabolism Disorders: Pathophysiology, Outcomes, and Treatment
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 16158
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Interests: artificial intelligence; machine Learning; nephrology; acute kidney injury; clinical nephrology; kidney transplantation
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Interests: artificial Intelligence; machine learning; meta-analysis; acute kidney injury; clinical nephrology; kidney transplantation
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Dear Colleagues,
Electrolyte, acid–base, and mineral metabolism disorders are common in both outpatient and inpatient settings, independently associated with both short- and long-term mortality. Uncorrected electrolyte abnormalities may result in life-threatening consequences. The prevalence of hyponatremia, the most common electrolyte disorder, has been reported as high as 30% among hospitalized patients. An abrupt decrease in serum sodium can cause significant cerebral edema, leading to lethargy, seizures, coma, or mortality. Furthermore, hyperkalemia is also a common condition occurring in up to 10% of hospitalized patients. If hyperkalemia is left untreated, a sine-wave pattern, idioventricular rhythms, and asystolic cardiac arrest may develop.
Despite advances in medicine, electrolyte, acid–base, and mineral metabolism disorders remain very common and are associated with increased mortality. Hence, additional studies are essential in the fields of electrolyte, acid–base, and mineral metabolism research.
In this Special Issue, we are making a call to action to stimulate researchers and clinicians to submit their invaluable studies of electrolyte, acid–base, and mineral metabolism disorders, conducted in both fundamental and clinical research, that will provide additional knowledge and skills in the field of electrolyte research, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes. Original investigations and review articles are especially welcome.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Electrolyte imbalance in critically ill patients;
-Diagnosing acute acid–base disorders;
-Assessment of acid–base balance: Stewart's approach;
-Management of hyponatremia in the ICU;
-Diagnosis and treatment of hypernatremia;
-Pathophysiology and management of hypokalemia: a clinical perspective;
-Updates in hyperkalemia: outcomes and therapeutic strategies;
-Diagnosis and management of hypocalcemia;
-Hypercalcemia—presentation and management;
-Hypomagnesemia: a clinical perspective;
-Analysis of hypermagnesemia and hypomagnesemia;
-Chloride-restrictive fluid administration and incidence of acute kidney injury;
-Serum chloride as a novel marker for prognostic information of mortality in congestive heart failure;
-Metabolic acidosis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management;
-Lactic acidosis: clinical implications and management strategies;
- Metabolic alkalosis—bedside and bench.
Dr. Charat Thongprayoon
Dr. Wisit Cheungpasitporn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sodium
- potassium
- calcium
- bicarbonate
- magnesium
- chloride
- phosphate
- acidosis
- alkalosis
- risk factors
- outcomes
- predictors
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