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Clinician's Pocket Reference: The Scut Monkey, 11e
Electrolyte Abnormalities: Diagnosis and Treatment
Sections: Hypernatremia , Mechanisms: , Symptoms: , Signs: , Treatment: , Hyponatremia , Mechanisms: , Symptoms: , Signs: , Treatment:, Hyperkalemia, Mechanisms:, Symptoms: , Signs, Treatment, Hypokalemia, Mechanisms:, Symptoms, Signs, Treatment: , Hypercalcemia, Mechanisms, Symptoms, Signs, Treatment: , Hypocalcemia, Mechanisms:, Symptoms, Signs, Treatment, Hypermagnesemia, Mechanisms, Symptoms and Signs, Treatment: , Hypomagnesemia, Mechanisms, Symptoms, Signs, Treatment, Hyperphosphatemia, Mechanisms, Symptoms and Signs: , Treatment, Hypophosphatemia, Mechanisms, Symptoms and Signs:, Treatment:.
Topics Discussed: disorder of fluid or electrolyte; electrolyte; fluid management; fluid/electrolyte balance regulation; hypercalcemia; hyperkalemia; hypermagnesemia; hypernatremia; hyperphosphatemia; hypocalcemia; hypokalemia; hypomagnesemia; hyponatremia; hypophosphatemia.
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"In all of the following situations, the primary goal is to correct
the underlying condition. Unless specified, all dosages are for
adults. (See Chapter 4 for the differential
diagnosis of laboratory findings.) (Na+ > 144 mEq/L)Most frequently, a deficit of total body water.Most often due to excess body water as opposed to decreased body
Na+. To define the cause, determine serum osmolality. Most often due to iatrogenic or inadequate renal excretion of
K. Due to inadequate intake, loss, or intracellular shiftsDecreased albumin can result in decreased total Ca (see Calcium, Serum)...."
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