Contributors and Consultants

vi

Road Map to Fluids & Electrolytes

vii

1

Balancing Basics

1

2

Fluid Imbalances

23

3

Electrolyte Imbalances

49

4

Acid-Bass Imbalances

99

5

Disorders that Cause Imbalances

141

6

Treating Imbalances

185

APPENDICES AND INDEX

The Test Zone

227

Selected References

237

Index

238