The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid-Base

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This brief and reader-friendly book lets you master the fundamentals of clinical acid-base without confusion or frustration. Excellent for first-time learning, review, or reference. The chapters on ABG interpretation can be read as a stand-alone tutorial. The explanation of the anion gap is clear and easy to understand, but without dumbing down. Carefully sequenced diagnostic cases and mini-cases with detailed explanations build clinical competence systematically. The bicarbonate buffer system, and lung and kidney physiology, are explained clearly and concisely, giving you the foundation to fully understand the clinical material. A powerful resource for: