Water intoxication

Something that no one thinks to be an issue when an athlete collapses is over hydration, know as hypernatremia or more commonly by a less technical term water intoxication. This article talks about the general knowledge of coaches and parents and how they encourage athletes to drink fluids throughout the physical activity. Parents and coaches tell the athletes to hydrate before, during, and after the activity in order to prevent dehydration and cramping. But new studies show and increase in water intoxication in a more diverse set of sports rather and just being associated with marathon races. Hypernatremia occurs when over consumes fluids so much that the body is incapable of getting rid of it through either sweat or urine. This results in…

drink. I personally enjoy running and personal fitness and I do not think that sports drinks affect me before a run or weight training so I decided to test and see the results. If the tests show that it improves performance I may want to start drinking sports drinks to enhance myself during these activities. Background: This lab is designed to test if a sports drink is more efficient at lowering blood pressure than regular water. Sports drinks are beverages that are intended to help athletes to…

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Electrolyte Disorders, Pediatric Electrolytes are minerals found in the body’s blood and tissues in the form of dissolved salts. Electrolyte disorders occur when there is an imbalance between the amount of water and essential minerals in the blood, urine, and other bodily fluids. When this happens, it can affect the normal function of the brain, heart, liver, and other organs. Your child gets electrolytes from foods and drinks. Electrolytes function to: • Keep the amount of fluids in the body…

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“Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer”, a quote once said by Rich Pitino. This quote is completely true, after reviewing my overall performance I spotted that I do have some improving to do. However, I also have some things that I feel that I did pretty well on. In this self-evaluation, I will be thoroughly discussing and elaborating my performance. As I overlooked the midterm video, I felt like I did well throughout the entire performance. In…

up on your feet, and help you lose weight. Zero calories, zero carbs, and zero fat, what is this magic liquid? Water. Water is the healthiest liquid that you could intake, but take too much and you could die. It is said that water helps you lose weight because it flushes out all the toxins in your body and it reduces your appetite and that means less take in of calories. A lot of people complain about their weight and body, but they do not do anything to change the situation that they are in.…

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and not just charged with a slap on the wrist of reckless endangerment. Now if you and your friend were pulled over by a police officer, the first thing the arresting officer would do would “assess your level of intoxication. If you're sober, you may be asked why you hadn't taken the wheel once it became clear that your friend was unable to drive properly. You must be able to offer a convincing answer to this question. Most likely, you'll need to prove that you're not currently licensed to…