Taking a specific whey protein supplement (ImuPower) daily for 6 weeks can improve shortness of breath but not lung function or quality of life in people with COPD. Other research suggests that taking whey protein supplements does not improve lung function, muscle function, or exercise tolerance in people with COPD.
I have a pt who has hypochloremia and hypokalemia along with hyponatremia. I don't under stand the relationship between hypochloremia and hypokalemia. I did write that hypokalemia is related to my pt by: drugs can cause decreased levels such as heparin.
Despite these attributes, heparin is associated with a potentially life-and limb-threatening immunologic reaction, namely heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Two types of HIT are related to heparin exposure: type I and type II. HIT type I is a transient, non-immune-mediated reaction associated with mild thrombocytopenia and is characterized by an early onset (usually with fewer than four days of heparin treatment), is generally reversible, and is asymptomatic.