We evaluated iohexol as a filtration marker in 150 children. The clearance of iohexol was compared with that of inulin or with a formula clearance. The single-sample clearance of iohexol showed a good correlation with the clearance of inulin (r = 0.834). The clearance of iohexol correlated well (r = 0.672) with the formula clearance. The optimal blood sampling time for iohexol clearance determinations appears to be between 120 and 180 min after injection, at least in patients with relatively normal filtration rates. We conclude that iohexol clearance is an accurate method of determining the glomerular filtration rate in clinical practice.
Studies in Bangladesh have shown that the mortality in shigellosis is significantly higher in hyponatraemic (HN) than in normo‐ (NN) or hypernatraemic children. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of shigellosis on renal haemodynamics and sodium and water homeostasis before treatment was started. Twenty‐one moderately ill children infected with Shigella dysenteriae type 1 were studied. Eight of them had a serum sodium concentration below 130 mmol/L. Renal function was determined by glomerular filtration rate measured by clearances of inulin and iohexol. Effective renal plasma flow was estimated by clearance of para‐aminohippuric acid. Plasma renin, aldosterone and anti‐diuretic hormone were also studied. The HN children had significantly higher haemoglobin and haematocrit levels than the NN group. There was an inverse correlation between serum sodium and haemoglobin, and a direct correlation between serum sodium and urinary sodium and urinary chloride. Direct correlations were found between serum aldosterone and haemoglobin, plasma renin and systolic blood pressure and an inverse correlation between serum aldosterone and serum sodium. Clearances of inulin and iohexol were normal. Detectable levels of ADH were found in both groups, despite low serum osmolalities. Conclusion: The HN state seems to be triggered by multiple factors. The normal glomerular filtration rate excludes a volume expansion secondary to reduced renal function. Inappropriate or a physiological increase of anti‐diuretic hormone secretion may be of importance. The higher sodium losses in stools of the HN children might also be a factor contributing to the HN.
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