Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders

Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders: Clinical Evaluation & Management is a clear and concise presentation of the fundamentals of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders frequently encountered in clinical practice.

Each chapter begins with pertinent basic physiology followed by its clinical disorder. Cases for each fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorder are discussed with answers. In addition, board-type questions with explanations are provided for each clinical disorder to increase the knowledge for the clinician.

Practical and clinically oriented, this book is a handy reference for practicing physicians, students, residents and fellows.

Preface

1. Body Fluid Compartments

2. Interpretation of Urine Electrolytes and Osmolality

3. Renal Handling of NaCl and Water

4. Intravenous fluids: Composition and indication

5. Diuretics

6. Disorders of extracellular fluid volume: Basic concepts

7. Disorders of ECF volume: Congestive Heart Failure

8. Disorders of ECF volume: Cirrhosis of the Liver

9. Disorders of ECF Volume: Nephrotic Syndrome

10. Disorders of ECF volume: Volume Contraction

11. Disorders of Water Balance: Physiology

12. Disorders of Water Balance: Hyponatremia

13. Disorders of Water Balance: Hypernatremia

14. Disorders of Potassium: Physiology

15. Disorders of Potassium: Hypokalemia

16. Disorders of Potassium: Hyperkalemia

17. Disorders of Calcium: Physiology

18. Disorders of Calcium: Hypocalcemia

19. Disorders of Calcium: Hypercalcemia

20. Disorders of Phosphate: Physiology

21. Disorders of Phosphate: Hypophosphatemia

22. Disorders of Phosphate: Hyperphosphatemia

23. Disorders of Magnesium: Physiology

24. Disorders of Magnesium: Hypomagnesemia

25. Disorders of Magnesium: Hypermagnesemia

26. Acid-Base Physiology

27. Evaluation of an Acid-Base Disorder

28. High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

29. Hyperchloremic Metabolic Acidosis: Renal Tubular Acidosis

30. Hyperchloremic Metabolic Acidosis: Non-renal Causes

31. Metabolic Alkalosis

32. Respiratory Acidosis

33. Respiratory Alkalosis

34. Mixed-Acid-Base Disorders

Index