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 patient may 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 an invaluable tool to aid speedy and appropriate management in emergency situations, on the ward and in the clinic.
| Acknowledgements |
|
vii | |
|
|
|
ix | |
| How to use this book |
|
xiii | |
|
|
|
1 | (12) |
|
Fluid assessment -- format |
|
|
1 | (1) |
|
|
|
1 | (6) |
|
|
|
7 | (2) |
|
|
|
9 | (2) |
|
A systematic approach to fluid management |
|
|
11 | (1) |
|
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
|
|
12 | (1) |
|
2 Keeping the balance: physiology, electrolytes and intravenous fluids |
|
|
13 | (36) |
|
|
|
13 | (1) |
|
Human body fluid compartments |
|
|
13 | (6) |
|
|
|
19 | (4) |
|
|
|
23 | (8) |
|
Electrolyte abnormalities |
|
|
31 | (14) |
|
Definitions of essential concepts |
|
|
45 | (1) |
|
|
|
46 | (1) |
|
|
|
47 | (1) |
|
|
|
47 | (2) |
|
3 Cardiac arrest and shock |
|
|
49 | (24) |
|
|
|
49 | (1) |
|
|
|
49 | (7) |
|
|
|
56 | (3) |
|
Severe sepsis and septic shock |
|
|
59 | (2) |
|
|
|
61 | (2) |
|
|
|
63 | (2) |
|
|
|
65 | (5) |
|
|
|
70 | (3) |
|
4 Intravenous fluid therapy in medical patients |
|
|
73 | (40) |
|
|
|
73 | (1) |
|
Medical considerations in fluid assessment and management |
|
|
74 | (2) |
|
IVF therapy in the context of specific medical presentations |
|
|
76 | (2) |
|
|
|
78 | (15) |
|
|
|
93 | (9) |
|
|
|
102 | (5) |
|
Other important presentations |
|
|
107 | (1) |
|
|
|
107 | (4) |
|
|
|
111 | (2) |
|
5 Fluid therapy management in surgical patients |
|
|
113 | (26) |
|
|
|
113 | (1) |
|
Pre-operative fluid status management |
|
|
114 | (10) |
|
Intra-operative fluid balance |
|
|
124 | (1) |
|
Post-operative fluid status management |
|
|
125 | (7) |
|
|
|
132 | (5) |
|
|
|
137 | (2) |
|
6 Blood products and transfusion |
|
|
139 | (28) |
|
|
|
139 | (1) |
|
|
|
140 | (1) |
|
|
|
140 | (10) |
|
|
|
150 | (5) |
|
|
|
155 | (1) |
|
|
|
156 | (3) |
|
Review the implemented treatment |
|
|
159 | (1) |
|
|
|
160 | (4) |
|
|
|
164 | (3) |
| Index |
|
167 | |
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.
More info about Taylor & Francis e-books