Pathophysiologic Basis of Acid-Base Disorders

Farrokh Habibzadeh is a general practitioner and author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and 6 book chapters. He has been involved in biomedical research, scientific writing, and editorship craft since 30 years ago. He was the Editor of The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for 11 years.  Mahboobeh Yadollahie is a general practitioner and author of more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and 3 book chapters. She has been involved in biomedical research and scientific writing since 15 years ago. She was the Deputy Editor of The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for 11 years.  Parham Habibzadeh graduated from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with first class honors. He is the author of more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and has received many national and international awards including an Honorary Diploma from the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. Currently, he is the Director of the R&D Department, Persian BayanGene Research and Training Center.

Chapter 1: Basics.- Chapter 2: ABCs of acid-base chemistry.- Chapter 3: Gas laws Pressure and partial pressure of a gas.- Chapter 4: What happens in a person.- Chapter 5: Introduction to acid-base chemistry and arterial blood gases.- Chapter 6: Respiratory acidosis and alkalosis.- Chapter 7: Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis.- Chapter 8: Mixed disorders.- Chapter 9: Arterial blood gas.