Core Concepts in the Disorders of Fluid, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mount, David B. (Editor), Sayegh, Mohamed H. (Editor), Singh, Ajay K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Nephrology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders are central to the day-to-day practice of almost all areas of patient-centered medicine – both medical and surgical.  Virtually every aspect of these disorders has experienced major developments in recent years.   Core Concepts in the Disorders of Fluid, E...

Table of Contents:

• The Physiology of Water Homeostasis
• Disorders of Water Metabolism
• Potassium and the Dyskalemias
• Disorders of Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium Metabolism
• Management of Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities in Children
• Diuretic Therapy
• Renal Acidification Mechanisms
• Core Concepts and Treatment of Metabolic Acidosis
• Metabolic Alkalosis
• Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
• Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
• Case Studies in Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders.-.