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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-8-25
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The aim of the present study was to investigate the differences in postmortem blood biochemistry between fresh-, saltwater drowning and acute myocardial infarction/ischemia (AMI) (n=11, n=15 and n=23, respectively; postmortem interval <48 h). Left and right cardiac blood samples were examined for the serum markers: sodium (Na), chloride (Cl), magnesium (Mg), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), pulmonary surfactant-associated protein A (SP-A) and cardiac troponin T (cTn-T). The most efficient markers were the left-right cardiac BUN ratio for determination of drowning (hemodilution) and the left heart blood Mg level for differentiation between fresh- and saltwater aspiration. A characteristic feature of saltwater drowning was a low left-right BUN ratio and a marked elevation in the serum Cl, Mg and Ca levels of the left heart blood. Serum cTn-T level was usually low in drownings, showing a difference from most cases of AMI. Freshwater drowning showed a significant elevation of serum SP-A, although there was considerable overlapping with saltwater drowning and AMI. These findings suggested the usefulness of serum markers in the investigation of death from drownings.
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eng
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| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biological Markers,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chlorides,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Magnesium,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated...,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Troponin T
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Mar
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| pubmed:issn |
1344-6223
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
5 Suppl 1
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
S298-301
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Biological Markers,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Blood Urea Nitrogen,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Calcium,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Chlorides,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Drowning,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Fresh Water,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Magnesium,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Myocardial Infarction,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Seawater,
pubmed-meshheading:12935616-Troponin T
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| pubmed:year |
2003
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Possible postmortem serum markers for differentiation between fresh-, saltwater drowning and acute cardiac death: a preliminary investigation.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Legal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Asahi-machi 1-4-3, Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. baolizhu@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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