Study on Sodium, Patassium Content in Diet and of Blood Serum of Toxemic Pregnant Women

임신중독증(姙娠中毒症)의 식이(食餌)와 혈청중(血淸中)의 나트륨, 칼륨함량(含量)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the patients with toxemia of pregnancy and sodium, potassium and chlorine content in their blood serum and the intake diet. The author analyzed or titrated the concentration of serum and diet electrolytes for the antenatal and gynecologic inpatients (19 normal and 17 toxemic pregnant women ranged 23 to 32 years old) of the Han gang sacred Heart Hospital in Seoul and also determined their daily salt intake. The results obtained can be summarized as follows. 1. In the patients with toxemia of pregnancy mean sodium concentration in serum $(147.2{\pm}11.0mEq/L\;(338.5mg/dl)$ was greater than that of normal pregnant women (140 mEq/L corresponding to 322mg/dl) 2. In the toxemic pregnant women serum chlorine level (mean $113.4{\pm}5.6 mEq/L$ corresponding to 402.5mg/dl) showed the increase of 9.9 mEq /L(36.9 mg/dl) when compared to mean value of normal pregnant women(103.5mEq/L corresponding to 365.6mg/dl). 3. Mean potassium content in pregnant women with toxemia($4.59{\pm}0.7mEq/L$ corresponding to 17.9mg/dl) was similar to that of normal pregnant women(4.2mEq/L corresponding to 16.3mg/dl). 4. It was found that the salt content detected in the diet of toxemic pregnant women (mean $20.84{\pm}2.1g/day$) was greater than daily mean salt intake of normal pregnant women (19g).

임신중독증 환자의 식이와 혈청중의 전해질과의 관계를 살펴 보고저 환자의 식단과 혈청중의sodium, potassium, chlorine의 함량을 조사하였다. (1) 환자의 혈청에서 측정된 나트륨 함량은 평균 $147.2{\pm}11.0mEq/l(338.5mg/dl)$로 한국 정상인의 평균치 140mEq/l(322mg/dl)보다 7.2mEq/l(16.5mg/dl)가 높았다. (2) 염소의 함량도 평균 $113.4{\pm}5.6mEq/l(402.5mg/dl)$로서 정상인의 평균치인 103.5mEq/l(365.6mg/dl)와 비교할 때 9.9mEq/l(36.9mg/dl)의 차이를 보여 임신중독증 환자는 정상인보다 혈청중 나트륨과 염소의 함량이 높다는 것을 알 수 있었다. (3) 칼륨 함량은 평균 $4.59{\pm}0.7mEq/l(17.9mg/dl)$로서 정상인의 칼륨 평균치인 4.2mEq/l(16.3mg/dl)보다 0.39mEq/l(1.5mg/dl)의 차이를 보여 정상인과 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. (4) 임신 중독증 환자의 식단에서 검출된 식염의 함량은 하루에 평균 $20.84{\pm}2.1g$으로서 정상인의하루 섭취량인 19g보다 1.84g을 더 섭취하고 있는 것으로 나타나 저염식이를 하고있지 않음을 알 수 있었다.