title: Serum electrolytes in children with neurocardiogenic syncope treated with fludrocortisone and salt.
abstract: We examined the changes in serum electrolytes of patients with syncope treated with salt and fludrocortisone. The most significant change was an increase in serum bicarbonate concentration, with minimal alteration of sodium, potassium, and chloride concentrations; none was clinically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: DiSessa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood*; D005438:Fludrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008901:Mineralocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013575:Syncope / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018667:Tilt-Table Test
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004573:Electrolytes; D008901:Mineralocorticoids; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D005438:Fludrocortisone