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Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Physiology

A Problem-Based Approach

  • 5th Edition - October 7, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Kamel S. Kamel, Mitchell L. Halperin
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Physiology**With a strong focus on problem solving and clinical decision making, Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Physiology is your c… Read more

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Physiology**

With a strong focus on problem solving and clinical decision making, Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Physiology is your comprehensive, go-to guide on the diagnosis and management of fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders. This in-depth reference moves smoothly from basic physiology to practical clinical guidance, taking into account new discoveries; new understanding of fluid, acid-base, and electrolyte physiology; and new treatment options available to today’s patients. An essential resource for nephrologists and emergency practitioners, this extensively revised edition helps you make the best management decisions based on the most current knowledge.

Key features

  • Presents questions and explanations throughout that let you test your knowledge and hone your skills
  • High-yield margin notes and key point boxes make essential information easy to review
  • Numerous line drawings, diagnostic algorithms, and tables facilitate reference
  • Distinguished authors apply their extensive experience in research, clinical practice, and education to make theoretical and clinical knowledge easy to understand and apply

Table of contents

Section One Acid Base

1. Principles of Acid-Base Physiology

2. Tools to Use to Diagnose Acid-Base Disorders

3. Metabolic Acidosis: Clinical Approach

4. Metabolic Acidosis caused by a Deficit of NaHCO3

5. Ketoacidosis

6. Metabolic Acidosis: Acid Gain Types

7. Metabolic Alkalosis

8. Respiratory Acid-Base Disturbances

Section Two Salt and Water

9. Sodium and Water Physiology

10. Hyponatremia

11. Hypernatremia

12. Polyuria

Section Three Potassium

13. Potassium Physiology

14. Hypokalemia

15. Hyperkalemia

Section Four Integrative Physiology

16. Hyperglycemia

List of Cases
List of Flow Charts

Review quotes

"One of the strengths of this book is the educational format, which promotes gradual learning, yet it also provides a quick reference with its diagnostic charts and algorithms and its comprehensive index. The case studies and reviews are methods that ensure clinical application of the information, and the integration of margin notes and colored key point boxes assists in clarifying the information." --Taha Ayach, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) for Doody’s Review Services

Product details

  • Edition: 5
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 27, 2016
  • Language: English

About the authors

KK

Kamel S. Kamel

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

MH

Mitchell L. Halperin

Affiliations and expertise
Renal Division, St. Michael's Hospital; Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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