Fluids and Electrolytes with Clinical Applications, 8 edition

Book Description Nurses and health care professionals are involved continually in the assessment of fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Medical advances and new treatment modalities have increased the importance of a strong background in the physiologic concepts associated with these imbalances. Additionally, the expanded role of nurses in the community requires them to function more autonomously in assisting patients to control fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Every seriously or chronically ill person is likely to develop one or more of these imbalances, and the very young and the very old are especially vulnerable to changes in fluid and electrolyte balance. Even those who are only moderately ill are at high risk for these imbalances. Multiple health care providers are responsible for maintaining homeostasis of fluid and electrolyte balance when caring for patients. After completing this book, the learner should understand more fully the effects of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance and imbalance on the body as they occur in many clinical health problems across the life span.
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Content

UNIT 1 BODY FLUID AND ITS FUNCTION
Chapter 1: Body Fluid, Its Function and Movement

UNIT 2 FLUIDS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE BODY
Chapter 2: Extracellular Fluid Volume Deficit (ECFVD)
Chapter 3: Extracellular Fluid Volume Excess (ECFVE)
Chapter 4: Extracellular Fluid Volume Shift (ECFVS)
Chapter 5: Intracellular Fluid Volume Excess (ICFVE)

UNIT 3 ELECTROLYTES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE BODY
Chapter 6: Potassium Imbalances
Chapter 7: Sodium and Chloride Imbalances
Chapter 8: Calcium Imbalances
Chapter 9: Magnesium Imbalances
Chapter 10: Phosphorus Imbalances

UNIT 4 ACID-BASE BALANCE AND IMBALANCE
Chapter 11: Regulatory Mechanisms for pH Control
Chapter 12: Determination of Acid-Base Imbalances
Chapter 13: Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis
Chapter 14: Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis

UNIT 5 CLINICAL SITUATIONS: FLUID, ELECTROLYTES, AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCES
Chapter 15: Fluid Problems of Infants and Children
Chapter 16: Fluid Problems of the Older Adult
Chapter 17: Trauma and Shock
Chapter 18: Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances
Chapter 19: Renal Failure: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Chapter 20: Chronic Diseases with Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances