Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!, Fourth edition presents the fundamentals of fluids and electrolytes in an entertaining, interesting, and easy-to-understand manner.

Features:

• reviews basic information about fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance
• identifies fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances
• describes imbalances in major health problems and their consequences
• explains how to treat the imbalances
• includes a new chapter on acute pancreatitis

Charts, illustrations, recurring icons, Memory joggers, and other features help readers focus on and remember key points. Quick-reference appendices list fluid and electrolyte differences in pediatric and geriatric populations.

Contents

Part I: Balancing basics

1. Balancing Fluids
2. Balancing Electrolytes
3. Balancing Acids and Bases

Part II: 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

Part III: Disorders That Cause Imbalances

12. Heat Syndromes
13. Heart Failure
14. Respiratory Failure
15. Excessive GI Fluid Loss
16. Acute Pancreatitis
17. Renal Failure
18. Burns

Part IV: Treating Imbalances

19. I.V. Fluid Replacement
20. Total Parenteral Nutrition

Appendices

• Common Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances in Elderly Patients
• Common Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances in Pediatric Patients
• Practice Makes Perfect

Glossary
Index

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