Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-base Disorders in Small Animal Practice

Section 1: Applied Physiology 1.Applied physiology of body fluids in dogs and cats 2.Applied renal physiology Section 2: Electrolyte Disorders 3.Disorders of sodium and water: Hypernatremia and hyponatremia 4.Disorders of chloride: Hyperchloremia and hypochloremia 5.Disorders of potassium: Hyperkalemia and hypokalemia 6.Disorders of calcium: Hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia EXPANDED! 7.Disorders of phosphorus: Hyperphosphatemia and hypophosphatemia 8.Disorders of magnesium: Hypomagnesemia Section 3: Acid-Base Disorders 9.Introduction to acid-base disorders 10.Metabolic acid-base disorders 11.Respiratory acid-base disorders 12.Mixed acid-base disorders 13.Strong ion difference approach to acid-base balance NEW! Section 4: Fluid Therapy 14.Introduction to Fluid Therapy 15.Technical aspects of fluid therapy: Catheters and monitoring of fluid therapy 16.Monitoring fluid therapy and complications of fluid therapy NEW! 17.Perioperative management of fluid therapy 18.Fluid therapy for gastrointestinal and pancreatic disease 19.Fluid therapy for hepatic disease EXPANDED! 20.Fluid therapy in endocrine and metabolic disorders 21.Fluid and diuretic therapy in heart failure 22.Fluid therapy during intrinsic renal failure 23.Shock Syndromes Section 5: Special Therapy 24.Blood transfusion and blood substitutes 25.Total parenteral nutrition 26.Enteral nutrition NEW! 27.Fluid therapy with macromolecular plasma volume expanders 28.Peritoneal dialysis 29.Hemodialysis EXPANDED!