Descriptor English: | Electrolytes | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Electrólitos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Eletrólitos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Électrolytes | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Electrolyte |
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Tree number(s): |
D01.248 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004573 | ||||||
Scope note: | Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
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Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /ther use: consider also ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY see FLUID THERAPY |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
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Related: |
Fluid Therapy
MeSH Water-Electrolyte Balance MeSH Water-Electrolyte Imbalance MeSH | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 4645 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D004573 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
Electrolytes
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0007189 |
Scope note | Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
Preferred term | Electrolytes |
Entry term(s) |
Electrolyte |
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