Author	Rose, Burton David
Title	Clinical physiology of acid-base and electrolyte disorders / Burton David Rose
Imprint	Boston : McGraw-Hill, 1994
Edition	Fourth edition
Descript	x, 916 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Superbly written text gives students, residents, and practitioners a unique advantage in understanding the mechanisms and clinical management of acid-base disorders. Presents the core information to understand renal and electrolyte physiology and also reviews the etiology, diagnosis, pathohysiology and treatment rationale for all major acid-base and electrolyte disturbances. New questions and answers are added to each chapter with significant updating to the entire text. -- from publisher's web site

Part One: Renal Physiology : Introduction to Renal Function ; Renal Circulation and Glomerular Filtration Rate ; Proximal Tubule ; Loop of Henle and the Countercurrent Mechanism ; Functions of the Distal Nephron ; Effects of Hormones on Renal Function -- Part Two: Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance : The Total Body Water and the Plasma Sodium Concentration ; Regulation of the Effective Circulating Volume ; Regulation of Plasma Osmolality ; Acid-Base Physiology ; Regulation of Acid-Base Balance ; Potassium Homeostasis -- Part Three: Physiologic Approach to Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders : Meaning and Application of Urine Chemistries ; Hypovolemic States ; Clinical Use of Diuretics ; Edematous States ; Introduction to Simple and Mixed Acid-Base Disorders ; Metabolic Alkalosis ; Metabolic Acidosis ; Respiratory Acidosis ; Respiratory Alkalosis ; Introduction to Disorders of Osmolality ; Hypoosmolal States - Hyponatremia ; Hyperosmolal States - Hyponatremia ; Hyperosmolal States - Hyperglycemia ; Introduction to Disorders of Potassium Balance ; Hypokalemia ; Hyperkalemia ; Answers to the Problems ; Summary of Equations and Formulas

1. Acid-Base Imbalance
2. Kidneys -- physiology
3. Water -- Electrolyte Imbalance
4. Water -- Electrolyte Balance
5. Kidneys -- pathophysiology

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