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Contributors and consultants
Not another boring foreword
pt. 1. Balancing basics
1. Balancing fluids
2. Balancing electrolytes
3. Balancing acids and bases
pt. 2. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
4. When fluids tip the balance
5. When sodium tips the balance
6. When potassium tips the balance
7. When magnesium tips the balance
8. When calcium tips the balance
9. When phosphorus tips the balance
10. When chloride tips the balance
11. When acids and bases tip the balance
pt. 3. Disorders that cause imbalances
12. Heat syndromes
13. Heart failure
14. Respiratory failure
15. Excessive GI fluid loss
16. Renal failure
17. Burns
18. Burns
pt. 4. Treating imbalances
19. I.V. fluid replacement
20. Total parenteral nutrition
Appendices and index
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in pediatric patients
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in elderly patients
Transfusing blood and selected components
Practice makes perfect
Glossary
Selected references
Index.
Not another boring foreword
pt. 1. Balancing basics
1. Balancing fluids
2. Balancing electrolytes
3. Balancing acids and bases
pt. 2. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances
4. When fluids tip the balance
5. When sodium tips the balance
6. When potassium tips the balance
7. When magnesium tips the balance
8. When calcium tips the balance
9. When phosphorus tips the balance
10. When chloride tips the balance
11. When acids and bases tip the balance
pt. 3. Disorders that cause imbalances
12. Heat syndromes
13. Heart failure
14. Respiratory failure
15. Excessive GI fluid loss
16. Renal failure
17. Burns
18. Burns
pt. 4. Treating imbalances
19. I.V. fluid replacement
20. Total parenteral nutrition
Appendices and index
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in pediatric patients
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in elderly patients
Transfusing blood and selected components
Practice makes perfect
Glossary
Selected references
Index.