Acid-Base Disorders, 1st ed. 2020 Clinical Evaluation and Management

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of acid-base disorders. Each chapter reviews an acid-base disorder, covering pathophysiology, evaluation, and management of the disorder. The chapters also include clinical cases and a Q&A section, based on scenarios and questions that clinicians regularly encounter when treating patients with these disorders. The book concludes with two chapters on acid-based disorders in special patient populations, including critically ill patients, pregnant patients, and surgical patients. 

Written by an expert in the field, Acid-Base Disorders: Clinical Evaluation and Management is a state-of-the-art resource that should assist clinicians and practitioners in managing patients with acid-base disorders. 

Introduction to Acid-Base.- Basic Acid–Base Chemistry and Physiology.- Methods to Assess Acid-Base Disorders.- Acid–Base Disorders: General Considerations and Evaluation.- Lactic Acidosis.- Ketoacidosis.- Toxin-Induced Acid-Base Disorders.- Renal Tubular Acidosis.- Acid-Base Disorders in Gastrointestinal Diseases.- Acid-Base Disorders in Kidney Disease.- Metabolic Alkalosis.- Respiratory Acidosis.- Respiratory Alkalosis.- Mixed Acid–Base Disorders.- Drug-Induced Acid-Base Disorders.- Acid-Base Disorders in Critically Ill Patients.- Acid-Base Disorders in Liver Disease.- Acid-Base Disorders in Total Parenteral Nutrition.- Acid-Base Disorders in Pregnancy.- Acid-Base Disorders in Surgical Patients.

Alluru S. Reddi, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Department of Medicine

Newark, NJ

USA