FLUID, ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE DISORDERS IN SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
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By Stephen DiBartola, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Professor of Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Description This comprehensive resource brings together cutting edge information about fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base physiology and fluid therapy
as they apply to small animal practice. It also offers complete coverage of relevant physiology and pathophysiology, as well as important
information for interpreting and analyzing biochemical test results.
Contents
Section 1: Applied Physiology
1. Applied physiology of body fluids in dogs and cats 2. Applied renal physiology
Section
2: Electrolyte Disorders
3. Disorders of sodium and water: Hypernatremia and hyponatremia 4. Disorders of chloride: Hyperchloremia
and hypochloremia 5. Disorders of potassium: Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia 6. Disorders of calcium: Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
EXPANDED! 7. Disorders of phosphorus: Hyperphosphatemia and hypophosphatemia 8. Disorders of magnesium: Hypomagnesemia
Section
3: Acid-Base Disorders
9. Introduction to acid-base disorders 10. Metabolic acid-base disorders 11. Respiratory acid-base
disorders 12. Mixed acid-base disorders 13. Strong ion difference approach to acid-base balance NEW!
Section 4: Fluid
Therapy
14. Introduction to Fluid Therapy 15. Technical aspects of fluid therapy: Catheters and monitoring of fluid therapy 16.
Monitoring fluid therapy and complications of fluid therapy NEW! 17. Perioperative management of fluid therapy 18. Fluid therapy
for gastrointestinal and pancreatic disease 19. Fluid therapy for hepatic disease EXPANDED! 20. Fluid therapy in endocrine and
metabolic disorders 21. Fluid and diuretic therapy in heart failure 22. Fluid therapy during intrinsic renal failure 23. Shock
Syndromes
Section 5: Special Therapy
24. Blood transfusion and blood substitutes 25. Total parenteral nutrition 26.
Enteral nutrition NEW! 27. Fluid therapy with macromolecular plasma volume expanders 28. Peritoneal dialysis 29. Hemodialysis
EXPANDED!