Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Acknowledgements
 List of abbreviations
 How to use this book
 1 Fluid assessment
 Fluid assessment --
format
 History
 Examination
 Investigations
 A systematic approach to fluid management
 Special considerations
 Further reading
 2 Keeping the balance: physiology, electrolytes and intravenous fluids
 Introduction
 Human body fluid compartments
 Renal physiology
 Intravenous fluids
 Electrolyte abnormalities
 Definitions of essential concepts
 Conclusion
 References
 Further reading
 3 Cardiac arrest and shock
 Introduction
 Assessment. Cardiac arrestSevere sepsis and septic shock
 Anaphylactic shock
 Hypovolaemic shock
 Conclusion
 Further reading
 4 Intravenous fluid therapy in medical patients
 Introduction
 Medical considerations in fluid assessment and management
 IVF therapy in the context of specific medical presentations
 Fluid depletion
 Fluid overload
 Complex fluid states
 Other important presentations
 Conclusion
 Further reading
 5 Fluid therapy management in surgical patients
 Introduction
 Pre-operative fluid status management
 Intra-operative fluid balance
 Post-operative fluid status management
 Conclusion. Further reading6 Blood products and transfusion
 Introduction
 Assessment
 History
 Blood components
 Blood products
 Transfusion regimes
 Review the implemented treatment
 Conclusion
 Further reading
 Index.