Publisher:

PZWL

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

1. Blood ammonia level standard in normal patients estimated by Jouany- Reynier method was: a) on normal diet 47’7 y%, b) on non-protein diet — 40’2 y%. Average standard upper limit — 80 y%. 2. Average blood ammonia level in 10 patients with cirrhosis of the liver of hemorrhage from esophageal varices was 94 y%. 3. Average blood NH3 level in patients with hemorrhage from a gastric or duodenal ulcer or due to cancer of the stomach or hemorrhagic gastritis was 515 y%. That level was within limits considered normal. 4. According to the results of our investigations, in general blood NH3 leve, in patients with hemorrhage from esophageal varices is increased; howeverl it cannot be taken as an absolute proof either of cirrhosis of liver or portal circulation disturbances.

Relation:

Polski Tygodnik Lekarski

Volume:

17

Issue:

14

Start page:

279

End page:

283

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:80874

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Copyright holder:

Olszewski Waldemar

Digitizing institution:

Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Original in:

Library of the Mossakowski Medical Research Institute PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open