Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780874348866
• ISBN10: 0874348862
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Signs and symptoms of an imbalance can be sneaky, stealthful and sly. But this one-of-a-kind reference from the clinical experts--and super simplifiers--at Springhouse makes mastering this essential topic a joy. Each page is filled with eye-pleasing page design that invites active learning.

Table of Contents

Contributors and consultants	iv
Foreword	v
Part I Balancing basics
Balancing fluids	2	(17)
Balancing electrolytes	19	(14)
Balancing acids and bases	33	(15)
Part II Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
When fluids tip the balance	48	(29)
When sodium tips the balance	77	(18)
When potassium tips the balance	95	(16)
When magnesium tips the balance	111	(22)
When calcium tips the balance	133	(18)
When phosphorus tips the balance	151	(16)
When chloride tips the balance	167	(12)
When acids and bases tip the balance	179	(29)
Part III Disorders that cause imbalances
Congestive heart failure	208	(11)
Respiratory failure	219	(10)
Excessive Gl fluid loss	229	(8)
Renal failure	237	(14)
Burns	251	(17)
Part IV Treating imbalances
I.V. fluid replacement	268	(15)
Total parenteral nutrition	283	(10)
Blood products	293	(15)
Glossary	308	(4)
Index	312