Fluids and Electrolytes: An Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide / Edition 2

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Overview

Fluids and Electrolytes: An Incredibly Easy! Pocket Guide, Second Edition provides just the essential facts in a streamlined, bulleted quick-reference format, using illustrations, logos, and other Incredibly Easy! features to help nurses spot key points at a glance. The opening chapters review the basics of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. Subsequent chapters address specific imbalances, providing vital information for safe and effective care. The last chapter covers such treatments as IV fluid replacement and total parenteral nutrition. This edition has been revised and updated and includes new entries on acute pancreatitis and heat syndrome.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605472522
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	07/24/2009
Series:	Incredibly Easy! Series®
Edition description:	Second
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Contributors and consultants

Road map to fluids and electrolytes

• Chapter 1: Balancing basics
• Chapter 2: Fluid imbalances
• Chapter 3: Electrolyte imbalances
• Chapter 4: Acid-base imbalances
• Chapter 5: Disorders that cause imbalances
• Chapter 6: Treating imbalances

The test zone

Selected references

Index