ABSTRACT
Sleep apnea syndrome encompasses several entities that are characterized by the inability of the victim to achieve restful sleep. The only known treatment for the syndrome is a tracheostomy. Further research and experimentation are required. We are of the opinion that the appliance described in this article offers some promise as an alternative treatment.
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Apnea/therapy , Sleep Wake Disorders/therapy , Child , Dentures , Esophagus , Humans , Intubation/instrumentation , Sleep Stages , Sleep, REMSubject(s)
Adrenal Glands/physiology , Parathyroid Glands/physiology , Water-Electrolyte Balance , Adrenalectomy , Aldosterone/pharmacology , Animals , Calcium/analysis , Calcium/urine , Chlorides/urine , Depression, Chemical , Diet , Drug Antagonism , Feces/analysis , Female , Magnesium/analysis , Magnesium/urine , Parathyroid Hormone/antagonists & inhibitors , Parathyroid Hormone/pharmacology , Phosphates/analysis , Phosphates/urine , Potassium/urine , Rats , Sodium/urine , Stimulation, ChemicalSubject(s)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis/drug therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Bicarbonates/blood , Blood Glucose/analysis , Diabetic Coma/blood , Diabetic Coma/drug therapy , Diabetic Ketoacidosis/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Injections, Intravenous , Insulin/administration & dosage , Insulin Resistance , Male , Middle Aged , Monitoring, Physiologic , Potassium/administration & dosage , Sodium/administration & dosageSubject(s)
Magnesium Deficiency/complications , Acute Kidney Injury/metabolism , Adult , Alcoholic Intoxication/metabolism , Alkalosis/metabolism , Ammonium Chloride/pharmacology , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/metabolism , Colitis, Ulcerative/metabolism , Diabetic Coma/metabolism , Erythrocytes , Female , Glucose/pharmacology , Heart Failure/metabolism , Humans , Hyperparathyroidism/metabolism , Hypertension/metabolism , Insulin/pharmacology , Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism , Magnesium/analysis , Magnesium/blood , Magnesium/urine , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Myeloma/metabolism , Muscles/analysis , Organomercury Compounds/pharmacology , Potassium/bloodABSTRACT
A spin filter device has been used for the propagation in vitro of cells of mnouse leukemia L1210 to densities approaching 10(8) cells per milliliter. By manipulation of flow rates, cells may be exposed to exponentially declining, drug concentrations with half-times of 1.5 hours or less, providing a more realistic parallel to in vivo drug treatment than is obtained by other culture methods.