Ian,
Is polystyrene related to styrofoam, the packing material? I am
surprised to read of polystyrene having a therapeutic use.
JBB
On Tuesday, Mar 9, 2004, at 08:46 Asia/Tokyo, Ian_Ontario wrote:
Hi Mike:
Potassium is integral in the function of cells, especially muscular
contraction, [which includes the heart] and the range for normal
levels is
much narrower than for sodium or chloride. For K+ it's 3.5 to 5.5
mmol / L.
Normally functioning kidnies maintain these levels by excreting or
retaining
it. Persons with metabolic disorders, diabetis, dehydration, diarrhea,
vomitting, acidosis, alkalosis, renal disease and persons who take RX
drugs
can experience levels outside the normal range. Blood levels also rise
if
there has been a lot of tissue destruction where the cell walls break
down.
K+ us usually, for the most part kept inside of cells and Na is kept
outside. When cell walls break down the K+ gets out. I know that in
the
hospital, as soon as someone is at 3.3 or less, they prescribe oral or
IV
potassium especially if they are on potassium wasting diruetics like
furosemide. Anything above 6 to 6.3 and they start giving polystyrene
orally or rectally to bind potassium and take it out of the body. So
as
soon as you get 2 to 6 points outside the range, it can become a
serious
concern.
Electrolytes are routinely tested as part of any blood work drawn on
any
visit to the ER or family practitioner if the patient complains of any
malady. It's like looking both ways before you walk across the street.
Hope this helps a little.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Potassium - Debunking this very irresponsible series of
articles
Garnet writes:
I reread this section and he does in fact state that his electrolytes
were never checked "to check for a potassium deficiency". This to me
means they were indeed checked and he perceived that the doctors were
not looking to see if the potassium levels were low. This is too
absurd
to entertain as it is one of the MOST basic parameters in a blood
panel
besides the cell counts, it is a known indicator of poor cardiac
function and any doctor, even the worst is going to look at the easy
indicators. And asking the author would not reveal the intentions of
his
physicians. That is something only the physician would know.
Do I remember right that part of his thesis is that the levels of
potassium that medicine and science accept as the standard for
"normalcy" are in fact much lower than they would be if people were
getting the appropriate amount in their diets?
If you know this, ma'am, could you tell me what would happen if a
person consumed considerably more potassium and less sodium than the
average person? Would their blood electrolyte levels change
significantly? Or does the body control these levels tightly?
Mike D.
[Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
[[email protected] ]
[Speaking only for myself... ]
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