[Electrolyte-water balance and acid-base equilibrium in brain tumor patients].
Electrolyte variations, water-balance disturbances, and acid-base equilibrium disorders observed in patients with brain tumors are due, in the majority of cases, to increases in intracranial pressure and, in a relatively small number of cases, to the particular location of the tumor. Severe pathological pictures are not, in general, observed until the ailment has advanced to a critical state. The authors, after describing the clinical pictures of the various forms of acid-base equilibrium disorders, also discuss methods of treatment. Disturbances of water balance are closely associated with the electrolyte metabolism. Consequently, it is necessary that, if a dehydrating form of therapy is used, careful attention should be given to the corresponding parameters. Disturbances of iatrogenic origin tend to produce particularly adverse effects in brain tumor patients.
D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000209:etiology*; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology*
D001639:Bicarbonates; D004232:Diuretics; D004573:Electrolytes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide
Elektrolyt-Wasserhaushalts- und Säurebasen- gleichgewichtsstörungen bei Hirntumorkranken