Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders: A Comprehensive Reference for Nephrologists, Intensivists, Internal Medicine Physicians

Acid-Base and Electrolyte Physiology, Reasoned Through-Not Just ProtocolizedAcid-base and electrolyte disorders are among the most common - and most commonly misdiagnosed - problems in hospital medicine, yet most references force a choice between dense physiology monographs and thin bedside handbooks. Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders closes that gap.Organized into six parts spanning physiologic foundations, systematic acid-base interpretation, sodium and water balance, potassium disorders, calcium/phosphate/magnesium disturbances, and critical care applications, this reference walks clinicians from mechanism to bedside decision. Each of its 50 core chapters follows a consistent, navigable structure so information is exactly where a busy clinician expects to find it, whether reading cover to cover or looking up a single value at 3 a.m.What's inside: - Learning objectives and evidence-based body sections for every chapter - PRACTICE POINT and CLINICAL PEARL callout boxes throughout - Diagnostic and treatment tables built for quick bedside reference - Clinical case vignettes and curated, AMA-style reference lists - 4 online appendix chapters plus a full nephrology board-review chapter with case-based questions The book integrates landmark trial data - SMART, SALT-ED, BaSICS, PLUS, BICAR-ICU, OPAL-HK, and others - alongside current society guidance (KDIGO, the European Hyponatraemia Guideline, the 2024 ADA hyperglycemic crises consensus). Ongoing controversies, including balanced crystalloids versus saline, safe rates of sodium correction, and Stewart versus Henderson-Hasselbalch, are treated honestly rather than resolved into false consensus.Written for nephrologists, intensivists, hospitalists, and internal medicine residents and fellows who need both the physiology and the protocol-not one or the other.