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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47119#.VGGmLWfHRK0 Author(s) Jens Hunze , Linda IJsselstijn , Remi W. Wulkan , Arjan M. van Alphen Affiliation(s) Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . Department of Clinical Chemistry, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . Department of Clinical Chemistry, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . Department of Internal Medicine, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT Background: According to most clinical guidelines hypothyroidism should be excluded as a cause in the analysis of euvolemic hyponatremia. Although this axiom has been well established in c...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50915#.VFB-I1fHRK0 Author(s) John L. Raytis , Michael W. Lew Affiliation(s) Department of Anesthesiology, City of Hope, Duarte, USA . ABSTRACT The administration of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is often associated with significant intraoperative electrolyte changes. We retrospectively examined the pre-HIPEC and post-HIPEC intraoperative basic metabolic panel (BMP) values of the 20 patients who underwent HIPEC at our institution between December 2009 and January 2012. For the five patients who underwent HIPEC with oxaliplatin in 5% dextrose in water (D5W), there were statistically significant changes between...