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Understanding Acid-Base Benjamin Abelow

Understanding Acid-Base By Benjamin Abelow

Understanding Acid-Base by Benjamin Abelow


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Summary

This text approaches the varied aspects of acid-base in the form of a teaching text, allowing students and residents to master the essentials, including basic science and clinical topics. The book is divided into five main sections: chemistry; physiology; pathophysiology; diagnosis; and treament.

Understanding Acid-Base Summary

Understanding Acid-Base by Benjamin Abelow

Acid-base is a key aspect of health care which must be learned by all medical students and residents. Yet it is a complex subject and can be difficult to learn. This text is the first teaching resource devoted to acid-base, with clear and detailed explanations, carefully structured to enhance cumulative learning, step by step. By placing the concepts in a direct and personal teaching style, the author has made this vital subject truly understandable to the broad audience of students responsible for mastering it. Lecturers - Click here to order a FREE Review Copy of this title

Table of Contents

Part 1 Chemistry: how buffers work; non-bicarbonate buffers; the bicarbonate buffer system; extracellular fluid as a multi-buffered solution; self-assessment quiz. Part 2 Physiology: regulation of arterial PCO2; bicarbonate reabsorption; endogenous acid production; acid excretion (aka bicarbonate regeneration); renal bicarbonate handling - an integrated view; concluding overview; self-assessment quiz. Part 3 Pathophysiology: the language of pathophysiology; homeostatic responses to acid-base disorders; metabolic acidosis; metabolic alkalosis; respiratory acidosis; respiratory alkalosis; self-assessment quiz. Part 4 Diagnosis: the foundation of diagnosis; venous electrolytes; arterial blood gases; other tests; making the diagnosis; self-assessment quiz. Part 5 Treatment: metabolic acidosis; metabolic alkalosis; respiratory acidosis; respiratory alkalosis; prevention of acid-base disorders; self-assessment quiz.

Additional information

GOR002956988
9780683182729
0683182722
Understanding Acid-Base by Benjamin Abelow
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
19980101
320
N/A
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