Natriuria and calciuria levels in preeclampsia: a cross-sectional study.

Context And Objective: Sodium excretion abnormalities in preeclampsia have been studied in relation to several factors. The objective of this study was to compare natriuria (mEq/24 h) and calciuria levels (mg/24 h) in preeclamptic patients.

Design And Setting: An analytical cross-sectional study with a control group was conducted in the obstetric center and the high-risk pregnancy outpatient clinic at a university hospital in southern Brazil, and in a primary healthcare unit in the same city, including pregnant women with mild preeclampsia, severe preeclampsia or chronic hypertension, and women with normal pregnancies (14 patients in each group).

Calcium-to-creatinine ratio in pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Objectives: Hypocalciuria has been correlated with preeclampsia. This study compared the calcium-to-creatinine ratio among the groups, and the correlation with the 24-h measurement of this ratio and a diagnosis of preeclampsia.

Study Design: Case-control study including mild and severe preeclampsia, chronic hypertension and normal pregnancy.

Malnourished patients on hemodialysis improve after receiving a nutritional intervention.

Introduction: Malnutrition is multifactorial and may be modified by nutritional intervention. We aimed to assess the impact of an intervention on the nutritional status of malnourished hemodialysis patients and their acceptance of a non-industrialized nutritional supplement.

Methods: 18 patients were studied, they were selected from a previous nutritional assessment where nutritional risk was defined as: subjective global assessment > 15 plus one criterion for malnutrition.

Protein creatinine ratio in random urine sample of hypertensive pregnant women: maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Objective. To compare protein/creatinine ratio (PCR) in random urine sample levels and adverse outcomes in hypertensive pregnant women. Methods.