Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders“The core of information that the clinician should possess” -- From the Preface Doody's Core Titles for 2021! Like its highly acclaimed predecessors, the Fifth Edition of this classic effectively integrates the essentials of renal and electrolyte physiology with the common clinical disorders of acid-base and electrolyte balance. FEATURES: NEW IN THIS EDITION: |
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... diuresis in which water is lost in excess of Na + and K + 57 The major clinical use of mannitol as a diuretic has been in the early stages of oliguric , postischemic acute renal failure in an attempt to prevent progression to acute ...
... diuresis , and after remission has been induced . The peak diuresis is associated with a fall in the plasma creatinine concentration and plasma renin activity toward normal , but occurs before there has been any significant rise in the ...
... diuresis ? • Is the diuresis appropriate or inappropriate ? Water transport in the kidney occurs by two passive mechanisms : It follows the reabsorption of NaCl in the proximal tubule and loop of Henle , and , in the presence of ADH ...
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Introduction to Renal Function | 3 |
Renal Circulation and Glomerular Filtration Rate | 21 |
Proximal Tubule | 71 |
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