ClinicalCasesInFluidandElectrolyteBalance:AnAcuteCareApproach

Clinicalcasescenariosinaproblem-basedformat!"Themainstrengthofthebookisitsreadability.Itiswellorganized,conciseandappropriatetothetargetaudience.ClincalcasestudiesareaninvaluableresourceintheeducationandcontinuingeducationofstudentsofmedicalandclinicalscienceandClinicalCasesinFluidandElectrolyteBalance:AnAcuteCareApproachisnoexceptionandisaqualityadditiontothecurrentlyavailabletexts."--GusKoerbin,PrincipalScientist,ACTPathologyThislatestadditiontotheClinicalCasesSeriesconsistsofcommonclinicalcasesthatcombinethepracticeofemergencymedicinewiththefundamentalbiomedicalsciencebehindfluid,electrolyte,andacid-basebalance.Keyfeaturesofeachcasestudyinclude:clinicalandphysiologicallearningobjectivesacasetimelinerunningthroughouteachcaseconveysarealisticviewofpatientmanagementclinicalandphysiologicalcommentariesrunninginparalleltothetimelineprovideavitallinkbetweentheclinicalandbiomedicalscienceconceptsreviewquestionsforself-assessmentandanidealexaminationaidtopicsforfurtherdiscussionareincludedformotivatedstudentsTheprescriptionandadministrationofintravenousfluidtherapy,andtheorderingofpathologytestsaresomeofthemostfrequentactsperformedbyhospitalstaff.Intravenoustherapy,however,canbecomplicatedadnitisessentialthatpractitionershaveanunderstandingoftheappropriateuseandinterpretationofthemostbasicpathologytests.Linkingbiomedicalsciencewithclinicalapplicationsprovidesadeeperlearningexperienceforreadersatalllevels.