Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified by Joyce Y. Johnson, PhD, RN, CCRN

Table of Contents
PART ONE FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND ASSESSMENTS
1. Key Elements Underlying Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
2. Key Elements Underlying Acid–Base Balance
3. General Nursing Assessments and Diagnostic Tests Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Balance
PART TWO FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID–BASE IMBALANCES
4. Fluid Volume Imbalances: Hypovolemia and Hypervolemia
5. Sodium Imbalances: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
6. Potassium Imbalances: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
7. Calcium Imbalances: Hypocalcemia and Hypercalcemia
8. Magnesium Imbalances: Hypomagnesemia and Hypermagnesemia
9. Phosphorus Imbalances: Hypophosphatemia and Hyperphosphatemia
10. Acid–Base Imbalances
PART THREE APPLICATIONS FOR FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE CONCEPTS
11. Multisystem Conditions Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances
12. Conditions Resulting in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Imbalances