One of the time-honored foundations of the practice of pediatric medicine is the understanding and application of the principles of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders. Presented in a new softcover format, Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook brings together a select group of authors who share a passion and an appreciation of the contributions of pioneers in pediatric medicine and an expertise for their respective areas in a new softcover edition. The volume provides in-depth discussions of the basic functioning of the kidneys, skin and the lungs. Each chapter describes the etiology and demographics, biological mechanisms, patient presentation characteristics, therapy options and consequences of optimal treatment as well as delayed treatment. Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook provides health professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most up-to-date, accessible, and well referenced volume on the importance of the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte concentrations in the pediatric population, especially under acute care.
Author(s): Leonard G. Feld MD, PhD. MMM, Aaron Friedman MD, Susan F. Massengill MD (auth.), Leonard G. Feld, Frederick J. Kaskel (eds.)
Series: Nutrition and Health
Edition: 1
Publisher: Humana Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 412
Tags: Clinical Nutrition; Pediatrics; Primary Care Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Pediatric Surgery; Nephrology
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Disorders of Water Homeostasis....Pages 3-46
Disorders of Sodium Homeostasis....Pages 47-65
Disorders of Potassium Balance....Pages 67-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Disorders of Calcium Metabolism....Pages 105-147
Disorders of Magnesium Metabolism....Pages 149-171
Disorders of Phosphorus Homeostasis....Pages 173-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Acid–Base Physiology....Pages 211-219
Metabolic Acidosis....Pages 221-235
Diagnosis and Treatment of Metabolic Alkalosis....Pages 237-255
Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Acidosis....Pages 257-271
Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Alkalosis....Pages 273-289
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Liver Disorders....Pages 293-300
Special Consideration on Fluid and Electrolytes in Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Transplantation....Pages 301-314
Adrenal Causes of Electrolyte Abnormalities: Hyponatremia/Hyperkalemia....Pages 315-321
A Physiologic Approach to Hereditary Tubulopathies....Pages 323-339
Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition....Pages 341-354
Understanding Uric Acid....Pages 355-368
Special Situations in the NICU....Pages 369-393
Back Matter....Pages 395-411
