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Essential fluid, electrolyte and pH homeostasis / Gillian Cockerill, Stephen Reed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cockerill, Gillian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acid-base equilibrium.
- Body fluids.
- Water-electrolyte balance (Physiology).
- Physical Description:
- xx, 332 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Summary:
- This textbook provides a unique, pocket-sized, self-directed study guide to fluid, electrolyte and acid base homeostasis for undergraduate biomedical science, pharmacology, medical and allied health students. It details the chemical (mostly ionic) composition of body fluids, explains how abnormalities arise, what laboratory tests can be used to identify and analyze the cause of these disorders and shows how normality can be achieved to maintain health.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Background theory and basic concepts
- pt. 2. Fluid and electrolyte homeostasis
- pt. 3. Acid-base homeostasis.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-33318-X
- 9786613333186
- 1-119-97189-6
- OCLC:
- 774281403
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