Title: Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base Disorders Handbook: Comprehensive Coverage of Buffer Chemistry, Renal-Pulmonary Regulation, and Bedside Blood Gas Interpretation for Internal Medicine Residents
Publisher: Ramon C. Henson
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0557975891
ISBN 13: 9780557975891
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Synopsis

A Normal-Looking Blood Gas Can Hide Two Life-Threatening Problems at Once - Learn to Find Both

Built for the resident reading a first arterial blood gas and the intensivist managing a patient with four simultaneous acid-base processes, this handbook connects buffer chemistry and renal-pulmonary regulation directly to bedside decisions. It develops a systematic, five-step diagnostic sequence and teaches exactly when to trust the traditional anion-gap approach versus the Stewart physicochemical framework, reconciling a debate most references leave unresolved. Every chapter moves from mechanism to the specific decision it demands.

Worked clinical cases and a cross-referenced quick-decision atlas turn dense physiology into a repeatable bedside workflow.

In This Handbook, You Will Learn How To

Apply buffer chemistry and the renal-pulmonary axis - Henderson-Hasselbalch and net acid excretion explained as mechanism, not memorized as isolated formulas.

Choose between the traditional and Stewart frameworks - a five-part comparison repeated throughout, showing exactly when strong-ion accounting earns its added complexity.

Run the complete five-step blood gas sequence - anion gap correction, delta-delta analysis, and compensation checks that catch a second hidden process before it's missed.

Distinguish euglycemic DKA, toxic alcohol ingestion, and metformin-associated lactic acidosis - mechanism-based differentials that don't rely on glucose or history alone.

Separate chloride-responsive from chloride-resistant alkalosis - urine chloride interpretation, Bartter and Gitelman syndrome, and hyperaldosteronism worked to a specific diagnosis.

Interpret a blood gas on ECMO, CRRT, or in the operating room - circuit-driven PaCO2 and citrate effects decoded so treatment isn't mistaken for disease.

Connect potassium, calcium, and phosphate to acid-base status - coupled mechanisms that turn a scattered electrolyte panel into one diagnostic picture.

Reason through genuinely complex, multi-system patients - capstone cases combining ten or more chapters' tools into a single bedside decision.

Keep it within reach for the next blood gas that doesn't add up - the reasoning your sickest patients depend on, in one reference.

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