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Volume 4 Issue 6 (November - December, 2016)

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Assessment of serum electrolytes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Parul Chandra, Shakti Agarwal

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represents a chronic inflammatory disorder of the intestine. The present study was conducted to assess serum electrolytes in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Biochemistry. It comprised of 48 patients of IBD of both genders. 5 ml of blood was taken from all subjects for estimation of serum electrolytes in using ion selective electrolyte technique. Results: The mean serum sodium level in group I was 131.4 mEq/l and in group II was 138.1 mEq/l, serum potassium level was 3.94 mEq/l and in group II was 4.18 mEq/l, serum chloride level was 104.5 mEq/l and in group II was 101.2 mEq/l. The difference was significant (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found significant decrease in serum sodium potassium and increase in serum chloride level in patients of IBD. Key words: Sodium, Potassium, chloride.

 
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