Fluid balance concepts in medicine: Principles and practice

Fluid balance concepts in medicine: Principles and practice

The regulation of body fluid balance is a key concern in health and disease and comprises three concepts. The first concept pertains to the relationship between total body water (TBW) and total effective solute and is expressed in terms of the tonicity of the body fluids. Disturbances in tonicity are the main factor responsible for changes in cell volume, which can critically affect brain cell ...

Principles and Practice of Medicine

Fluid Balance in Surgical Practice (Lloyd Luke)

Davidson's Principles and practice of medicine

I first read Davidson 30 years ago: at that time it was already in its 5th edition. A brief comparison shows that it then contained about 440,000 words in 1,100 pages: the current edition has compressed 625,000 words into 800 pages. I think I bought it as a student because it was cheap: but also because it seemed to be comprehensive and straightforward, and I have used it as a basis for my medi...

Principles and Practice of Aviation Medicine

on the subject. During the last decade this subject has made remarkable progress and a huge amount of literature has appeared in different journals the world over and new articles are ' appearing at the rate of about one each day'. This book covers most of the modern knowledge of the subject, being a collection of the essential parts of the above material together with the results of personal o...