Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple

Useful for medical students, interns and residents, hospitalists, ICU caretakers, nurses responsible for IV fluid therapy, physician associates, and first year nephrology fellows. A brief, highly readable book providing the clinician with a straightforward approach to solving even the most complex acid-base, fluids, and electrolyte problems. Begins with the basic physiology that is key to understanding clinical water, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders. Numerous case examples! Topics Include: · The Basics · IV Solutions and IV Orders · Hyponatremia · Hypernatremia · Hypokalemia · Hyperkalemia · Metabolic Acidosis · Metabolic Alkalosis · Three-Step Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disorders · Case Examples