Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook (Nutrition and Health)

One of the time-honored foundations of the practice of pediatric medicine is the understanding and application of the principles of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base disorders. Presented in a new softcover format, __Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook__ brings together a select group of authors who share a passion and an appreciation of the contributions of pioneers in pediatric medicine and an expertise for their respective areas in a new softcover edition. The volume provides in-depth discussions of the basic functioning of the kidneys, skin and the lungs. Each chapter describes the etiology and demographics, biological mechanisms, patient presentation characteristics, therapy options and consequences of optimal treatment as well as delayed treatment. __Fluid and Electrolytes in Pediatrics: A Comprehensive Handbook__ provides health professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most up-to-date, accessible, and well referenced volume on the importance of the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte concentrations in the pediatric population, especially under acute care. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Disorders of Water Homeostasis....Pages 3-46 Disorders of Sodium Homeostasis....Pages 47-65 Disorders of Potassium Balance....Pages 67-102 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 Disorders of Calcium Metabolism....Pages 105-147 Disorders of Magnesium Metabolism....Pages 149-171 Disorders of Phosphorus Homeostasis....Pages 173-208 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Acid–Base Physiology....Pages 211-219 Metabolic Acidosis....Pages 221-235 Diagnosis and Treatment of Metabolic Alkalosis....Pages 237-255 Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Acidosis....Pages 257-271 Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Alkalosis....Pages 273-289 Front Matter....Pages 291-291 Liver Disorders....Pages 293-300 Special Consideration on Fluid and Electrolytes in Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Transplantation....Pages 301-314 Adrenal Causes of Electrolyte Abnormalities: Hyponatremia/Hyperkalemia....Pages 315-321 A Physiologic Approach to Hereditary Tubulopathies....Pages 323-339 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition....Pages 341-354 Understanding Uric Acid....Pages 355-368 Special Situations in the NICU....Pages 369-393 Back Matter....Pages 395-411 Features tables and information on various aspects of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base metabolism for general pediatrics, family practitioners, residents, medical students, nurses and the medical or surgical specialties. This book covers definition and pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis and causes, treatment and representative scenarios