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Understanding acid-base

Title
Understanding acid-base / Benjamin Abelow.
Author
Abelow, Benjamin
Publication
Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, c1998.

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Description
viii, 333, 66, 20 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-6 (4th group)) and index.
Contents
  • 1. Review of Fundamentals -- Sect. 1. Chemistry. 2. How Buffers Work: Part 1. 3. How Buffers Work: Part 2. 4. Non-Bicarbonate Buffers. 5. The Bicarbonate Buffer System. 6. Extracellular Fluid as a Multi-Buffered Solution -- Sect. 2. Physiology. 7. Introduction to Acid-Base Physiology. 8. Regulation of Arterial PCO[subscript 2]. 9. Bicarbonate Reabsorption. 10. Endogenous Acid Production. 11. Acid Excretion (a.k.a. Bicarbonate Regeneration). 12. Renal Bicarbonate Handling: An Integrated View. 13. Concluding Overview -- Sect. 3. Pathophysiology. 14. The Language of Pathophysiology. 15. Homeostatic Responses to Acid-Base Disorders. 16. Metabolic Acidosis. 17. Metabolic Alkalosis. 18. Respiratory Acidosis. 19. Respiratory Alkalosis -- Sect. 4. Diagnosis. 20. The Foundation of Diagnosis. 21. Venous Electrolytes. 22. Arterial Blood Gases. 23. Other Tests. 24. Making the Diagnosis -- Sect. 5. Treatment. 25. Treatment of Metabolic Acidosis.
  • 26. Treatment of Metabolic Alkalosis. 27. Treatment of Respiratory Acidosis. 28. Treatment of Respiratory Alkalosis. 29. Prevention of Acid-Base Disorders. Appendix. Continuing Education.
ISBN
0683182722
LCCN
97003514
OCLC
  • 36252843
  • ocm36252843
  • SCSB-4784634
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries