Table 2.
Blood and Urine Electrodes
Variables | Healthy Controls (n=15) | POTS Patients |
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Exercise Training (n=19) | Propranolol (n=9) | Placebo (n=10) | |||||
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||
Blood | |||||||
pH | 7.40±0.04 | 7.40± 0.05 | 7.39± 0.03 | 7.39±0.03 | 7.41±0.04 | 7.42±0.05 | 7.44±0.04 |
Na+ (mmol/l) | 138±1 | 137±3 | 138±2 | 137±2 | 136±2 | 138±2 | 137±2 |
K+ (mmol/l) | 4.2±0.4 | 4.3±0.4 | 4.3±0.3 | 4.4±0.4 | 4.2±0.2 | 4.1±0.5 | 4.1±0.3 |
Ca++ (mmol/l) | 1.2±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 |
24-hour Urine Output (ml) | 2142±805 | 2224±1037 | 2041±873 | 2088±1218 | 1690±866 | 2262±1207 | 2140±1198 |
Osmolality (mOs/kg) | 401±152 | 417±207 | 437±153 | 495±293 | 507±242 | 398±223 | 393±154 |
pH | 6.48±0.26 | 6.53±0.24 | 6.53±0.24 | 6.52±0.31 | 6.63±0.17 | 6.47±0.14 | 6.50±0.36 |
Na+ (mmol/24 h) | 149±57 | 158±60 | 157±61 | 151±76 | 149±51 | 161±70 | 147±62 |
K+ (mmol/24 h) | 54±20 | 59±25 | 54±26 | 53±30 | 52±28 | 62±27 | 50±26 |
Ca++ (mmol/24 h) | 1.6±0.8 | 1.5±1.0 | 1.6±1.3 | 1.1±0.5 | 1.6±1.1 | 2.2±1.3 | 2.2±1.4 |
Values are mean±standard deviation.