High-yield Acid-base (High-Yield Acid-Base) (High-Yield Series)

High-Yield Acid–Base, SECOND EDITION
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Acid–Base Physiology
	Definitions
	Overview of Acid–Base Physiology
		INTRACELLULAR ACID AND BASE PRODUCTION
		THE BUFFER SYSTEM: TRANSPORTING ACID AND MITIGATING pH CHANGES
		THE RESPIRATORY COMPONENT: ELIMINATION OF CO2 BY THE LUNGS
		THE METABOLIC COMPONENT: ELIMINATION OF NONVOLATILE ACIDS
		THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE RESPIRATORY AND METABOLIC COMPONENTS
	Common Laboratory Tests in Acid–Base Evaluation
		THE ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS (ABG)
		THE SERUM ANION GAP
		THE SERUM OSMOLAL GAP
		THE URINE pH
		THE URINE ANION GAP AND OSMOLAL GAP
		THE BASE EXCESS
Chapter 2: The Primary Acid–Base Disorders
	Metabolic Acidosis
		RENAL RESPONSE TO A METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
		RESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO A METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
		TYPES OF METABOLIC ACIDOSES
	Metabolic Alkalosis
		RENAL RESPONSE TO A METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
		RESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
	Respiratory Acidosis
		THE BUFFER RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
		THE RENAL RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
	Respiratory Alkalosis
		THE BUFFER RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
		THE RENAL RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
Chapter 3: The Basics of Compensation
	Understanding Compensation
	Predicting the Degree of Compensation
		IMPORTANT CAVEAT
		METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
		METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
		RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
		RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
	The Formulas Needed to Evaluate Most Acid–Base Disorders
	A Word about Confidence Limits
Chapter 4: Mixed Acid–Base Disorders
	The Basics of Mixed Disorders
	Patterns of Mixed Acid–Base Disorders
	Identifying Mixed Metabolic Acid–Base Disorders
		TYPES OF MIXED METABOLIC DISORDERS
		THE “DELTA–DELTA” CALCULATION
	Identifying Triple Acid–Base Disorders
Chapter 5: A Practical Approach to the Arterial Blood Gas
Chapter 6: Differential Diagnosis
	Metabolic Acidosis
		THE ELEVATED-GAP METABOLIC ACIDOSES
		THE NORMAL-GAP METABOLIC ACIDOSES
	Metabolic Alkalosis
		“SALINE-RESPONSIVE” (CHLORIDE-RESPONSIVE) METABOLIC ALKALOSES
		THE “SALINE–NON-RESPONSIVE” METABOLIC ALKALOSES
		HYPOKALEMIA AND METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
	Respiratory Acidosis
	Respiratory Alkalosis
Chapter 7: Tutorial
	Case 1
	Case 2
	Case 3
	Case 4a
	Case 4b
	Case 4c
	Case 4d
	Case 5
	Case 6a
	Case 6b
	Case 7
	Case 8
	Case 9
	Case 10
	Case 11
	Case 12
Appendix: List of Abbreviations
Suggested Reading
Index