Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition

• Updated chapters cover the latest advances in fluid therapy in patient management, preparing students to understand and manage a wide range of potentially life-threatening metabolic disturbances.
• Expanded Disorders of Sodium and Water chapter includes information on a new class of drugs called vaptans, vasopressin receptor antagonists that may soon improve the ability to manage patients with chronic hyponatremia.
• Hundreds of new references cover the most up-to-date advances in fluid therapy, including renal failure and shock syndromes.

• Updated chapters cover the latest advances in fluid therapy in patient management, helping you understand and manage a wide range of potentially life-threatening metabolic disturbances. 
• Expanded Disorders of Sodium and Water chapter includes information on a new class of drugs called vaptans, vasopressin receptor antagonists that may soon improve the ability to manage patients with chronic hyponatremia.
• Hundreds of new references cover the most up-to-date advances in fluid therapy, including renal failure and shock syndromes.

Section I: Applied Physiology

1. Applied Physiology of Body Fluids in Dogs and Cats

2. Applied Renal Physiology

Section II: Electrolyte Disorders

3. Disorders of Sodium and Water: Hypernatremia and Hyponatremia

4. Disorders of Chloride: Hyperchloremia and Hypochloremia

5. Disorders of Potassium: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia

6. Disorders of Calcium: Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia

7. Disorders of Phosphorus: Hypophosphatemia and Hyperphosphatemia

8. Disorders of Magnesium: Magnesium Deficit and Excess

Section III: 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 Approach to Acid-Base Disorders

Section IV: Fluid Therapy

14. Introduction to Fluid Therapy

15. Technical Aspects of Fluid Therapy

16. Monitoring Fluid Therapy and Complications of Fluid Therapy

17. Perioperative Management of Fluid Therapy

18. Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances in Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disease

19. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disturbances in Liver Disease

20. Fluid Therapy in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

21. Fluid and Diuretic Therapy in Heart Failure

22. Managing Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders in Renal Failure

23. Shock Syndromes

Section V: Special Therapy

24. Blood Transfusion and Blood Substitutes

25. Parenteral Nutrition

26. Enteral Nutrition

27. Fluid Therapy with Macromolecular Plasma Volume Expanders

28. Peritoneal Dialysis

29. Hemodialysis