Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple

Useful for medical students, interns and residents, hospitalists, ICU caretakers, nurses responsible for IV fluid therapy, physician associates, and first year nephrology fellows.


A brief, highly readable book providing the clinician with a straightforward approach to solving even the most complex acid-base, fluids, and electrolyte problems. Begins with the basic physiology that is key to understanding clinical water, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders. Numerous case examples!


Topics Include:

·     The Basics

·     IV Solutions and IV Orders

·     Hyponatremia

·     Hypernatremia

·     Hypokalemia

·     Hyperkalemia

·     Metabolic Acidosis

·     Metabolic Alkalosis

·     Three-Step Diagnosis of Acid-Base Disorders

·     Case Examples