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Johnson, Joyce. Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007.

Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified

Authors: Joyce Johnson

Published:  December 2007

eISBN: 9780071595650 0071595651 | ISBN: 9780071496247
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Foundational Concepts and Assessments
  • Chapter 1 Key Elements Underlying Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • The Cell
  • Fluid
  • Electrolytes
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • Chapter 2 Key Elements Underlying Acid–Base Balance
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • What Is pH?
  • Acids
  • Bases
  • Acid and Base Balance
  • Regulation
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • Chapter 3 General Nursing Assessments and Diagnostic Tests Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Laboratory Test Units of Measure
  • Laboratory Tests Indicating Fluid Imbalance
  • Nursing Assessments for Fluid Imbalance
  • Laboratory Tests Indicating Acid–Base Imbalance
  • Acid–Base Balance Assessment
  • Laboratory Tests Indicating Electrolyte Imbalance
  • Nursing Assessments for Electrolyte Imbalance
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Chloride
  • Calcium
  • Magnesium
  • Phosphate
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine
  • Conclusion
  • Case Situation
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Sites
  • Part Two: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
  • Chapter 4 Fluid Volume Imbalances: Hypovolemia and Hypervolemia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Normal Intake and Output
  • Fluid Regulation
  • Fluid Circulation
  • Hypovolemia
  • Hypervolemia
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Chapter 5 Sodium Imbalances: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Sodium Regulation
  • Hypernatremia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Conclusion
  • Case Application
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Chapter 6 Potassium Imbalances: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Hypokalemia
  • Case Application
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Chapter 7 Calcium Imbalances: Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Hypocalcemia
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • Reference
  • Web Sites
  • Chapter 8 Magnesium Imbalances: Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Hypermagnesemia
  • Hypomagnesemia
  • Conclusion
  • Case Application
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Chapter 9 Phosphorus Imbalances: Hypophosphatemia and Hyperphosphatemia
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Hypophosphatemia
  • Hyperphosphatemia
  • Final Check-up
  • Web Sites
  • Chapter 10 Acid–Base Imbalances
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Acidosis
  • Alkalosis
  • Impact of Acid–Base Imbalances/Complications
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Part Three: Applications for Fluid and Electrolyte Concepts
  • Chapter 11 Multisystem Conditions Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances
  • Learning Objectives
  • Overview
  • Age Extremes
  • Case Application
  • Renal Conditions
  • Case Application
  • Conditions with High Impact on Fluid Balance: Burn Injury and Pregnancy
  • Case Application
  • Conclusion
  • Final Check-up
  • Chapter 12 Conditions Resulting in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances
  • Learning Objectives
  • Heart Failure
  • Endocrine Conditions: Diabetes Insipidus, Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH), and Diabetes (Diabetic Ketoacidosis [DKA] and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome [HHS])
  • Conclusion
  • Case Application
  • Final Check-up
  • References
  • Web Site
  • Answers to Final Check-ups
  • References
  • Index