Peritoneal Dialysis
Chapter 28 Peritoneal Dialysis Linda A. Ross, Mary Anna Labato Dialysis is the process by which water and solutes move between two compartments that are separated by a semipermeable membrane….
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Disorders of Calcium: Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
Chapter 6 Disorders of Calcium Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia Patricia A. Schenck, Dennis J. Chew, Larry A. Nagode, Thomas J. Rosol Calcium is required in the body for many vital intracellular…
Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 25 Parenteral Nutrition Daniel L. Chan, Lisa M. Freeman Historical view of parenteral nutrition Parenteral nutrition has been used routinely in human patients since the late 1960s. However, the…
Fluid and Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure
Chapter 21 Fluid and Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure John D. Bonagura, Linda B. Lehmkuhl, Helio Autran de Morais Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by cardiac…
Managing Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders in Renal Failure
Chapter 22 Managing Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders in Renal Failure Cathy Langston The kidneys are responsible for maintaining homeostasis in the body, and kidney failure may lead to derangements of…
Fluid Therapy with Macromolecular Plasma Volume Expanders
Chapter 27 Fluid Therapy with Macromolecular Plasma Volume Expanders Dez Hughes, Amanda Boag “Those who fill our professional ranks are habitually conservative. This salutary mental attitude expresses itself peculiarly in…
Shock Syndromes
Chapter 23 Shock Syndromes Kate Hopper, Deborah Silverstein, Shane Bateman Shock is perhaps one of the most common clinical conditions that veterinarians treat. It is also one of the least…
Perioperative Management of Fluid Therapy
Chapter 17 Perioperative Management of Fluid Therapy Peter J. Pascoe The normal mechanisms of fluid homeostasis are disturbed when an animal undergoes anesthesia and surgery. Consequently, animals should receive fluids…
Blood Transfusion and Blood Substitutes
Chapter 24 Blood Transfusion and Blood Substitutes Ann E. Hohenhaus Blood transfusions have many things in common with fluid therapy. Like crystalloid and colloid solutions, blood products are not used…
Monitoring Fluid Therapy and Complications of Fluid Therapy
Chapter 16 Monitoring Fluid Therapy and Complications of Fluid Therapy Karol A. Mathews Intravenous administration of fluids to veterinary patients is very common, and placement of an intravenous catheter is…
