Content: Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
How to use this book
1 Fluid assessment
Fluid assessment --
format
History
Examination
Investigations
A systematic approach to fluid management
Special considerations
Further reading
2 Keeping the balance: physiology, electrolytes and intravenous fluids
Introduction
Human body fluid compartments
Renal physiology
Intravenous fluids
Electrolyte abnormalities
Definitions of essential concepts
Conclusion
References
Further reading
3 Cardiac arrest and shock
Introduction
Assessment. Cardiac arrestSevere sepsis and septic shock
Anaphylactic shock
Hypovolaemic shock
Conclusion
Further reading
4 Intravenous fluid therapy in medical patients
Introduction
Medical considerations in fluid assessment and management
IVF therapy in the context of specific medical presentations
Fluid depletion
Fluid overload
Complex fluid states
Other important presentations
Conclusion
Further reading
5 Fluid therapy management in surgical patients
Introduction
Pre-operative fluid status management
Intra-operative fluid balance
Post-operative fluid status management
Conclusion. Further reading6 Blood products and transfusion
Introduction
Assessment
History
Blood components
Blood products
Transfusion regimes
Review the implemented treatment
Conclusion
Further reading
Index.
