Lange Instant Access: Acid-Base, Fluids, And Electrolytes

This pocket-sized book for physicians in training and practitioners is based on the authors' Nephrology in 30 Days. It provides an overview of acid-base and electrolytes, supported by evidence-based findings, in a table format. Reilly (nephrolithiasis research in mineral metabolism, Veteran Affairs North Texas Health Care System, and medicine, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas) and Perazella (medicine, Yale U.) provide a tool for understanding the basics of electrolytes and fluid disorders, acid-based and divalent disturbances, and mineral metabolism, and their diagnosis and management. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robert F. Reilly, Jr., MD, holds the Frederick L. Coe Professorship in Nephrolithiasis Research in Mineral Metabolism and is Chief in the Section of Nephrology in the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System; and Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Mark A. Perazella, MD, FACP, is Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Renal Fellowship Program, and Director of Acute Dialysis Services in the Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine.