This book is designed to prepare students for classes or NCLEX by providing a comprehensive outline review of this particularly difficult area of study. Fluids and Electrolytes offers extensive self-testing that includes answer keys with rationale for correct and incorrect responses, as well as a comprehensive outline review and chapter study questions and a comprehensive examination at the end of the book. Each question is categorized according to the components of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examinations (NCLEX). Includes FREE disk containing more NCLEX questions.
Covering every major type of fluid and electrolyte, this title highlights the clinical facts of laboratory tests that nurses need to interpret in order to implement swift and appropriate care.
Now in its third edition, this informative and indispensable reference reviews fundamental information about fluids, electrolytes, and acid-based balance; identifies electrolyte fluid, acid, and base imbalances; describes imbalances in major health problems, and more in an easy-to-understand format.
Fluids and Electrolytes: Essentials for Healthcare Practice is designed to give a solid understanding of fluid and electrolyte physiology and its implications for practice, including acid-base balance and intravenous (IV) therapy, in a concise and easily understandable format. Chapters incorporate physiological, developmental and practical aspects, highlighting some of the key issues that arise from childhood to old age. This accessible text is presented with clear graphical representations of key processes, numerous tables and contains interesting facts to explore some common myths about human fluid and electrolyte physiology. A valuable resource for healthcare students, this book also provides a strong comprehensive overview for practitioners, nurses, physiotherapists and paramedics.
Fluids and Electrolytes: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses offers both a serious reference book to read and a collection of logically organized bullet points for a quick review. The wide inner column of each page contains narrative text so nurses can, for instance, carefully read about the pathophysiology underlying an imbalance or the signs associated with the imbalance. The narrow outer column lists the corresponding summaries, better to rapidly review the key pathophysiologic events or key signs and symptoms. Full-color inserts enhance the content by bringing to life trademark ECG findings associated with two critical electrolytes, potassium and calcium, and their impact on myocardial function.
This quick-reference pocket guide offers LPNs/LVNs clear explanations of difficult concepts related to fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. The book describes specific imbalances, their pathophysiologic mechanisms, and various therapies including I.V. fluid replacement, total parenteral nutrition, and blood component therapy. Information is presented in a highly organized format with abundant illustrations. Recurring icons include Red Flag (key findings, risks, complications, and contraindications associated with an imbalance or therapy), Life Stages (age-related variations), and Spotlight (flow charts or illustrations depicting physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms).
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.
Are you curious about Fluids and Electrolytes? Would you like to be able to understand them once and for all? If so, then keep reading! Biofluids are one of the main components of the body's metabolical and regulatory mechanisms that regulate homeostasis. Their circulation, composition, and style of activities vary, so it is necessary to study the mode of circulation and what these changes in body fluids imply in reality. Even the slightest imbalances in body fluid composition can reveal hidden and underlying conditions that can't be discovered otherwise. That is why it's important to know at all times what every deviation means. Since it is impossible to store every bit of information in your brain, you might need quick access to such information – that's what this practical guide offers.This guide is written from a skilled nurse's personal experience so that you can have easy access to all essential information at all times. Organized the way a nurse thinks, up-to-date, and easy to navigate. Perfect when you are in a rush and have no time to search for the information you need—an excellent choice for medical students and doctors, not just nurses. Here is what this practical medical handbook to body fluids can offer you: – Way to refresh your knowledge on basic medical concepts regarding bodily fluids – Quick access to relevant information (abbreviations, measurements, etc.) – Complete information on the diagnostically significant biofluids – Easy access to referent values of their composition – serum sodium, chloride, potassium, calcium, etc. – Easy way to reference increased and decreased values with clinical implications and factors that can affect results – Quick way to review or update yourself on some concepts and procedures If you want to stay on the top of your game and be the expert that you and your patient deserve to be, then this practical guide is a Must-Have in your collection. What are you waiting for? Scroll up, and Get Your Copy Now!
A new edition of the text written primarily for nursing students presenting the principles of fluid and electrolyte balance in the body. The volume introduces fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance and imbalance, focusing on 10 specific elements such as potassium and calcium, and developing the techniques and procedures for maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance, as well as a discussion of assessing clinical disorders affecting balance such as congestive heart failure or acute renal failure. Each section features charts, tables, and critical thinking exercises which can be applied to a clinical setting. The revised edition contains new chapters on magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, and trace minerals. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: Nursing Considerations, takes a case study and applications approach that is ideal for undergraduate nursing students. It provides in-depth discussion of fluid and electrolyte balance and imbalance with a strong focus on understanding pathophysiology. Further, it outlines basic concepts and gives an overview of nursing considerations for fluid and electrolyte problems, including sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and acid-base imbalances.
Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fifth Edition, this handbook is the only volume on fluids and electrolytes that is geared specifically to surgical residents and surgeons. It explains, in practical terms, how to assess and manage problems of fluid-electrolyte and acid-base balance in surgical patients. This edition's chapters have all been rewritten for easier readability. New charts and figures have been added and tables have been revised to reflect recent modifications in therapy. The text precisely describes the specific characteristics and uses of all currently available fluids. This edition also provides more information on the interpretation and therapeutic implications of laboratory results.
Portable Fluids and Electrolytes is a compact powerhouse of clinical information on fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Our nurse-experts have sorted through the mass of clinical information and focused in on what nurses need most in daily practice. This need-to-know information is presented in an easy-to-use, concise format for time-starved nurses, with bullets, lists, and hundreds of illustrations, charts, diagrams, and photographs. Portable Fluids and Electrolytes provides clear explanations of fluid and electrolyte imbalances, with banner heads to indicate life-threatening imbalances. In addition, the handbook includes detailed information on I.V. therapy.
