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Lead citrate is a compound of lead and citrate that is primarily used as an enhancer for heavy metal staining in electron microscopy. [2] This salt binds to osmium and uranyl acetate and enhances contrast in many cellular structures. Lead citrate is highly reactive with carbon dioxide.
Transurethral microwave thermotherapy is a non-surgical, minimally invasive therapy that can be performed under a local anesthetic on an outpatient basis. The treatment involves inserting a special microwave urinary catheter into the hyperplastic prostatic urethra.
From this needle water vapor is circumferentially delivered via 12 holes at the needle’s tip. Depending on the size of the prostate an adequate number of injections is delivered to the two side lobes and to the middle lobe of the prostate. Each injection lasts 9 seconds and the space between adjacent injections is about 10 mm. [citation needed]
A diuretic tablet is sometimes colloquially called a water tablet. There are several categories of diuretics. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, through the kidneys .
Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. . Fluids can be replaced with oral rehydration therapy (drinking), intravenous therapy, rectally such as with a Murphy drip, or by hypodermoclysis, the direct injection of fluid into the subcutaneous tis
Initial therapy: [citation needed] IV fluids is the initial therapy. [22] Hypercalcemia usually causes symptoms that lead to chronic dehydration, such as nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (inability of the kidney to concentrate the urine). IV fluid rehydration allows the kidneys to excrete more calcium, and usually ...
94 million men affected globally (2019) [3] Benign prostatic hyperplasia ( BPH ), also called prostate enlargement , is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland . [ 1 ] Symptoms may include frequent urination , trouble starting to urinate, weak stream, inability to urinate , or loss of bladder control . [ 1 ]
This prevents excessive excretion of K + in urine and decreased retention of water, preventing hypokalemia. [ 10 ] Because these diuretics are weakly natriuretic , they do not cause clinically significant blood pressure changes and thus, are not used as primary therapy for hypertension. [ 11 ]