New to this edition
- Compares different types of parenteral and enteral feedings, along with nursing implications
- Contains expanded and updated relevant IV therapy and pharmacology
- Features updated content throughout with current literature and research findings, such as most current blood pressure guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Author Information
By Ursula Heitz, RN, MSN, Nursing Consultant, Nashville, TN and Mima M. Horne, RN, MS, CDE, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
UNIT I BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Overview of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
2. Regulation of Vascular Volume and Extracellular Fluid Osmolality
3. Fluid Gains and Losses
4. Nursing Assessment of the Patient at Risk
5. Laboratory Assessment of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
UNIT II DISORDERS OF FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE BALANCE
6. Disorders of Fluid Balance
7. Disorders of Sodium Balance
8. Disorders of Potassium Balance
9. Disorders of Calcium Balanc
10. Disorders of Phosphorus Balance
11. Disorders of Magnesium Balance
12. Overview of Acid-Base Balance
13. Respiratory Acidosis
14. Respiratory Alkalosis
15. Metabolic Acidosis
16. Metabolic Alkalosis
17. Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
UNIT III CLINICAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCE
18. Gastrointestinal Disorders
19. Surgical Disturbances
20. Endocrinologic Disorders
21. Cardiac Disorders
22. Renal Failure
23. Acute Pancreatitis
24. Hepatic Failure
25. Burns
26. Providing Nutritional Support
APPENDIX A: Standard Abbreviations
APPENDIX B: Glossary
APPENDIX C: Effects of Age on Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
APPENDIX D: Normal Laboratory Values and New Blood Pressure Guidelines
