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.
The absence of an effect of low-molecular-weight heparin on rates of intracranial hemorrhage is consistent with the findings of smaller studies, including a case series of 38 patients 15 and a retrospective cohort study of 44 patients with melanoma brain metastases. 7 In the current study, the only covariate that was predictive of hemorrhage was the combined group of renal cell carcinoma and melanoma.