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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Introduction to Acid-Base and Electrolytes ; Introduction to acid-base ; What is acidity?; Buffering systems; Physiologic response system; Primary acid-base disturbances ; Introduction to electrolytes; General electrolyte physiology (Table1.1); Units ofmeasure; Osmolality andosmolarity; Fluid movement across bodily compartments/membranes; The anion gap; Fluid maintenance andloss basics; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Disorders ofSodium; Physiology; Sodium andwater balance

Sodium retention Sodium regulation; Responses toincreased plasma sodium; Responses to decreased plasma sodium; Clinical assessment of sodium derangements; Hyponatremia; Normo-osmolar hyponatremia ; Hyperosmolar hyponatremia; Hypo-osmolar hyponatremia ; Hypernatremia; Etiology; Clinical signs; Treatment; Nursing care/Monitoring; References; Chapter 3 Disorders ofChloride; Physiology ofchloride; Measurement; Evaluation; Hyperchloremia; Causes of hyperchloremia; Clinical signs; Treatment; Hypochloremia; Causes of hypochloremia; Clinical signs; Treatment; References

Chapter 4 Disorders of Potassium Regulation of potassium; Na+/K+-ATPase pump ; Hypokalemia; Causes ofhypokalemia; Clinical signs; Treatment of hypokalemia; Hyperkalemia; Causes; Clinical signs; Pseudohyperkalemia; Treatment of hyperkalemia; Acid-/Base disturbances and potassium ; Summary; Chapter 5 Disorders of Magnesium; Disorders of magnesium; Hypomagnesemia; Clinical signs; Treatment; Hypermagnesemia; Clinical signs; Treatment; References; Chapter 6 Disorders of Phosphorus; Disorders of phosphorus; Regulation of phosphorus; Measurement of phosphorus; Hypophosphatemia; Causes

Clinical signsTreatment; Hyperphosphatemia; Causes; Hypoparathyroidism; Clinical signs; Treatment; References; Chapter 7 Disorders of Calcium; Physiology of calcium; Hypocalcemia; Eclampsia (puerperal tetany); Renal failure; Critically ill patients; Hypercalcemia; Renal failure; Hypercalcemia incancer; Hypervitaminosis D; Idiopathic hypercalcemia incats; Hyperparathyroidism; References; Chapter 8 Traditional Acid-Base Physiology and Approach to Blood Gas ; Introduction; Overview of acid-base ; Buffer systems; Acid-base disturbances ; Respiratory acid-base physiology ; Respiratory acidosis

Respiratory alkalosis Metabolic acid-base physiology ; Metabolic alkalosis; Metabolic acidosis; Blood gas measurement; The anion gap; Base excess; Process of acid-base analysis ; Tips and tricks for acid-base ; Tip 1: Mnemonic: R.O.M.E.; Tip 2: Acid-base tic-tac-toe ; Summary; References; Chapter 9 Metabolic Blood Gas Disorders; Acid-base review pertaining to metabolic blood gas disorders ; pH andhydrogen ion concentration; Buffer; Base excess; CO2; Anion gap; Temperature; Simple versus mixed acid-base disorders ; Compensatory responses; Metabolic alkalosis; Pathophysiology