Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781582553573
• ISBN10: 1582553572
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-14
• Publisher: SPRINGHOUSE PUBLISHING

Summary

Now in its Third Edition, Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! presents this difficult topic in a fun, interesting, and easy-to-understand manner. This informative and indispensable reference reviews fundamental information about fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance; identifies electrolyte, fluid, acid, and base imbalances; describes imbalances in major health problems and their consequences; and explains how to treat those imbalances--all in an easy-to-understand, comprehensive, enjoyable format.

Table of Contents

Contributors and consultants	iv
Foreword	v
Balancing fluids	3	(20)
Balancing electrolytes	23	(16)
Balancing acids and bases	39	(16)
When fluids tip the balance	55	(28)
When sodium tips the balance	83	(20)
When potassium tips the balance	103	(20)
When magnesium tips the balance	123	(22)
When calcium tips the balance	145	(20)
When phosphorus tips the balance	165	(18)
When chloride tips the balance	183	(14)
When acids and bases tip the balance	197	(34)
Heat syndromes	231	(12)
Heart failure	243	(14)
Respiratory failure	257	(10)
Excessive Gl fluid loss	267	(10)
Renal failure	277	(14)
Burns	291	(18)
I.V. fluid replacement	309	(16)
Total parenteral nutrition	325	(10)
Blood products	335	(14)
Appendices and index	349	(18)
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in pediatric patients	350	(1)
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in elderly patients	351	(1)
Practice makes perfect	352	(15)
Glossary	367	(2)
Selected references	369	(1)
Index	370