Sökning: "taste acuity"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden taste acuity.

1. 1. Factors affecting body weight development and eating behaviour in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment

   Författare :Anders Fernström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :CAPD; computed tomography; dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; electrogastrography; energy intake; ESRD; gastric emptying; HD; intraabdominal fat; protein-energy malnutrition; taste acuity; taste buds;

   Sammanfattning : Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) have different metabolic effects in dialysis patients, since absorption of intraperitoneal glucose implies an additional energy source in CAPD patients. In spite of this, protein-energy malnutrition is known to occur frequently, both in patients on hemodialysis and in patients on CAPD, and an association with increased morbidity and mortality is well established. LÄS MER

3. 2. Olfactory function after total laryngectomy in Swedish patients after rehabilitation with the Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver

   Författare :Birgit Risberg-Berlin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :olfaction; total laryngectomy; Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver; health-related quality of life;

   Sammanfattning : After a total laryngectomy the upper and lower airways are disconnected resulting in a wide range of adverse effects, e.g. deterioration of nasal functions in breathing, loss or decrease of normal sense of smell and taste, as well as loss of normal voice. LÄS MER