


Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes. a Hands-on Guide (Softcover)
Milovanovic, Z. — Adeleye, A.
1ª Edición Marzo 2017
Inglés
Tapa blanda
172 pags
222 gr
13 x 20 x 1 cm
ISBN 9781498747196
Editorial CRC PRESS
Recíbelo en un plazo De 2 a 3 semanas
Description
Interpreting the fluid requirements of a patient and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task for the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that any doctor, nurse or paramedic needs to be fully appraised of and comfortable with.
Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes has been written specifically with this in mind, and will help the student and more experienced practitioner working across a variety of healthcare settings to understand why fluid imbalance in a patientmay occur, to assess quickly a patient's fluid needs through a thorough clinical assessment and to develop an effective management plan. Reflecting the latest guidelines, this practical, easy-to-read and easy-to remember guide will be aninvaluable tool to aid speedy and appropriate management in emergency situations, on the ward and in the clinic.
Features
- Focuses on rapid assessment and appropriate action
- Serves as a rapid reference in a variety of healthcare settings
- Describes the fluid balance assessment and management responsibilities of the entire healthcare team
- Uses diagrams, tables, and tips to provide speedy access to key information and advice on when to act quickly or consider seeking help
Contents
How to use this book
Chapter 1 - Fluid Assessment
Chapter 2 - Keeping the Balance: Physiology, Electrolytes and Intravenous Fluids
- Fluid Compartments
Description & Summary of fluid compartments
Fluid intake and output
Movement between Fluid Compartments: Cell membrane and Capillary filtration
- Renal Physiology
Nephron
- Hormones
- Renal Electrolyte handling
- IntravenousFluids
Introduction
Types of IV fluids - Colloids
Types of IV fluids - Crystalloids: Isotonic, Hypotonic, Hypertonic
- Electrolyteabnormalities
- Definitions
Chapter 3 - Cardiac Arrest and Shock
- Introduction
- Assessment
- CardiacArrest (Identification and management)
- Shock
Distributive (including septic, anaphylactic)
Hypovolaemic (including haemorrhagic)
- Cases
Chapter 4 - Intravenous Fluid Therapy in Medical Patients
- Introduction
- Medical Considerations in Fluid Assessment and Management
- IV Fluid Therapy in theContext of Specific Medical Presentations:
- Fluid depletion:
Acute Kidney injury
Diarrhoea and vomiting
Burns
Rhabdomyolysis - Covered in the Acute Kidney Injury section
Diabetic ketoacidosis - Covered in a case, see end of chapter
GI Bleeding - Covered in a case, see end of Chapter 6
- Fluid Overload
Congestive cardiac failure - including Right and Left heart failure, Pulmonary oedema
Liver failure and ascites
Chronic Renal Failure - Covered in the Acute Kidney Injury section
- Complex Fluid States
Hepato-renal Syndrome
Hypercalcaemia of malignancy - covered in case
Hyponatremia - in Chapter 2 electrolyte section
- Other fluid states:
Fluids at the end of Life
Fluid therapy in the elderly
- Conclusion
Chapter 5 - Fluid therapy management in Surgical Patients
- Introduction
- Pre-operative fluid status management
Role of bowel preparations
Special considerations
- Intra-operative fluid balance
- Post-operative fluid status management
Role of enhanced recovery programmes
Special considerations in subspecialties; e.g. bladder irrigation in urology, ileostomy effects.
- Cases
Chapter 6 – Blood Products and Transfusion
- Introduction
- Assessment
- BloodProducts and Plasma Derivatives
Types
Indications
Special considerations.
- Transfusionregimes
- Cases
Author(s) Bio
Dr. Zoja Milovanovic, Dr. Abisola Adeleye, and Dr, Douglas Corrigall are junior doctors in London, UK.
Dr. Tom Gilkes, Dr. Shilpa Reddy and Dr. Stefanie Robert are consultant anesthetists at Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
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