With detailed contributions and research from experts in the physiology of normal acid-base homeostasis and the management of acid-base disorders, this reference supplies an abundance of information on acid-base physiology, disorders of acid-base equilibrium, and the management and treatment of these disorders in clinical practice. A unique and tim

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Acid-Base Disorders and Their Treatment
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Acid-Base Disorders and Their Treatment
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- 1 Acid–Base Chemistry and Buffering
- 2 Intracellular Acid–Base Homeostasis
- 3 Determinants of Carbon Dioxide Tension
- 4 Renal Regulation of Hydrogen Ion Balance
- 5 Molecular Biology of Renal Acid–Base Transporters
- 6 Regulation of Acid–Base Balance: Overview
- 7 Gastrointestinal Influences on Hydrogen Ion Balance
- 8 An Evolutionary Perspective on the Acid–Base Effects of Diet
- 9 Metabolic Acidosis: General Considerations
- 10 Diabetic and Other Forms of Ketoacidosis
- 11 Lactic Acidosis
- 12 Toxin-Induced Metabolic Acidosis
- 13 Renal Tubular Acidosis
- 14 Metabolic Acidosis in Chronic Renal Insufficiency
- 15 Hyperchloremic Metabolic Acidosis Due to Intestinal Losses and Other Nonrenal Causes
- 16 Metabolic Alkalosis: General Considerations
- 17 Chloride-Depletion Alkalosis
- 18 Potassium-Depletion Metabolic Alkalosis
- 19 Metabolic Alkalosis:Miscellaneous Causes
- 20 Respiratory Acidosis
- 21 Respiratory Alkalosis
- 22 Mixed Acid–Base Disorders
- 23 Effect of Renal Replacement Therapy on Acid–Base Homeostasis
- 24 Acid–Base Disorders in Dialysis Patients
- 25 Acid-Base Considerations in Infants and Children
- 26 Measurement of Acid–Base Status
- 27 Normal Acid–Base Values
- 28 Tools for Clinical Assessment
- 29 Illustrative Cases
- Index
- Back cover
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