Biomedical subjects

D N Nuhlicek

Publications and source records attributed to D N Nuhlicek.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1994

Desiccated thyroid in a nutritional supplement.

Nutritional or vitamin supplements, which are largely unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are sold in health food stores and through mail-order catalogs, may contain various combinations and doses of vitamins, minerals, herbs, chemicals, and animal tissues. Some of the products marketed as nutritional supplements contain desiccated porcine or bovine thyroid. A patient came to our family practice center with resting tachycardia, amenorrhea, and weight loss. She had been taking a nutritional supplement containing desiccated thyroid for 3 months. Laboratory studies confirmed the presence of hyperthyroidism. The daily recommended and consumed dose of the product she had been taking exceeded the normal replacement dose by two to three times. There is potential for harm in the unregulated availability and distribution of desiccated thyroid to the public.

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PubMed1991

Drug-nutrient interactions.

Drug-nutrient interactions are a commonly overlooked aspect of the prescribing practices of physicians. As more pharmaceutical agents become available, attention should be focused on interactions of drugs with foods and nutrients. Although drug-nutrient interactions are not as common as drug-drug interactions, they can have an impact on therapeutic outcome. Drugs can affect nutritional status by altering nutrient absorption, metabolism, utilization or excretion. Food, beverages and mineral or vitamin supplements can affect the absorption and effectiveness of drugs. Knowledge of drug-nutrient interactions can help reduce the incidence of these effects. Physicians should question patients about their dietary habits so that patients can be informed about possible interactions between a prescribed drug and foods and nutrients.

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PubMed1988

Body composition of patients with spinal cord injury.

Body composition of 10 control subjects and 37 spinal cord injured (SCI) patients was measured by dilution of 3H2O and Na2 35SO4. SCI patients were classified into four groups by ascending level of lesion, low and high paraplegics and low and high quadriplegics. The studies show diminishing total body water, intracellular water, lean body mass and body cell mass and increasing fat mass with higher spinal lesions. No differences in body weight or extracellular water were observed so that the ratio of extracellular water/total body water was increased as the level of injury increased.

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