Strong Ion Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 13 Strong Ion Approach to Acid-Base Disorders Helio Autran de Morais, Peter D. Constable “Assumptions can be dangerous, especially in science. They usually start as the most plausible or…
Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 12 Mixed Acid-Base Disorders Helio Autran de Morais, Andrew L. Leisewitz “A patient will have as many diseases as he/she pleases.” Anonymous A mixed acid-base disturbance is characterized by…
Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 11 Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders Rebecca A. Johnson, Helio Autran de Morais “Life is a struggle, not against sin, not against the Money Power, not against malicious animal magnetism, but…
Introduction to Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 9 Introduction to Acid-Base Disorders Stephen P. DiBartola To Faraday we are indebted for naming the products of dissociation, ions—and thus we came by “hydrogen ions,” a term now…
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances in Liver Disease
Chapter 19 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances in Liver Disease Joao Felipe de Brito Galvao, Sharon A. Center Liver disease can influence many metabolic, hormonal, and hemodynamic processes. Changes in…
Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 26 Enteral Nutrition Melissa L. Holahan, Sarah K. Abood, Mary A. McLoughlin, C.A. Tony Buffington Nutritional assessment Identification of patients needing nutritional support requires a thorough history, physical examination,…
Applied Physiology of Body Fluids in Dogs and Cats
Chapter 1 Applied Physiology of Body Fluids in Dogs and Cats Maxey L. Wellman, Stephen P. DiBartola, Catherine W. Kohn Appropriate treatment of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities requires a basic…
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances In Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disease
Chapter 18 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances In Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disease Joao Felipe de Brito Galvao, Kenneth W. Simpson, Nichole Birnbaum The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is extremely well adapted to…
Disorders of Sodium and Water: Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia
Chapter 3 Disorders of Sodium and Water Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia Stephen P. DiBartola The volume and tonicity of body fluids are maintained within a narrow normal range by regulation of…
Applied Renal Physiology
Chapter 2 Applied Renal Physiology Stephen P. DiBartola “Superficially it might be said that the function of the kidneys is to make urine; but in a more considered view, one…
