Electrolytes, Acid-Base Balance and Blood Gases: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects

The first part of this book describes in a condensed manner the current state of diagnosis and treatment of disorders of electrolyte balance and provides the physician with both a rapid aid to orientation at the bedside as well as a comprehensive insight into the pathophysiological relationships involved. A separate section deals with electrolytes in the urine. In the subsequent chapters, preanalysis and analysis of electrolytes are discussed with special reference to determination by means of ion-selective electrodes as well as "enzymatic” methods and carrier-bound reagents ("dry chemistry”) including quality assessment. Front Matter ....Pages I-IX Introduction (Wolf-Rüdiger Külpmann, Hans-Krister Stummvoll, Paul Lehmann)....Pages 1-4 Electrolytes in the Serum (H. K. Stummvoll, W. R. Külpmann)....Pages 5-64 Electrolytes in the Urine (H. K. Stummvoll, W. R. Külpmann)....Pages 65-92 Preanalysis (W. R. Külpmann)....Pages 93-99 Methods of Determination (W. R. Külpmann, P. Lehmann)....Pages 100-138 Quality Assurance (W. R. Külpmann)....Pages 139-144 Back Matter ....Pages 145-162 The first part of this book describes in a condensed manner the current state of diagnosis and treatment of disorders of electrolyte balance. It provides the physician with both a rapid aid to orientation at the bedside as well as a comprehensive insight into the pathophysiological relationships involved. A separate section deals with electrolytes in the urine. In the subsequent chapters, preanalysis and analysis of electrolytes are discussed. This volume describes the current state of diagnosis and treatment of disorders of electrolyte balance, and provides the physician with both a rapid aid to orientation at the bedside, as well as a comprehensive insight into the pathophysiological relationship involved.