Pocket guide to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance / [electronic resource] Mima M. Horne, Pamela L. Swearingen, with contributions by Ursula Easterday Heitz, Karen S. Webber.

Rev. ed. of: Pocket guide to fluids and electrolytes / [edited by] Mima M. Horne, Pamela L. Swearingen. 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.

Overview of fluid electrolyte balance -- Regulation of vascular volume and extracellular fluid (ECF) osmolality -- Fluid gains and losses -- Nursing assessment of the patient at risk -- Laboratory assessment of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance -- Disorders of fluid balance -- Disorders of sodium balance -- Disorders of potassium balance -- Disorders of calcium balance -- Disorders of phosphorus balance -- Disorders of magnesium balance -- Overview of acid-base balance -- Respiratory acidosis -- Respiratory alkalosis -- Metabolic acidosis -- Metabolic alkalosis -- Mixed acid-base disorders --Gastrointestinal disorders -- Surgical disturbances -- Endocrinologic disorders -- Cardiac disorders -- Renal failure -- Acute pancreatitis -- Hepatic failure -- Burns -- Providing nutritional support.