Fluids, Electrolytes, Nutrition

Fluids and electrolytes.

Disorders of Fluids and Electrolytes

From the Department of Internal Medi­ cine, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Willemstad, Curaçao (K.B.); and the Division of Ne­ phrol ogy, Depart ment of Medicine, Leiden University Med ical Center, and Leiden University, Leiden (A.P.J.V.), and the De­ partment of Internal Medicine, Uni ver sity of Groningen, University Medical Cen ter Groningen, Groningen (R.O.B.G.) — both in the Netherlands. Address ...

Fluid, electrolytes and nutrition.

Nutrition and fluid and electrolyte balance are inextricably linked through ingestion, digestion, absorption and intermediary metabolism. Studies are described showing that man's physiological capacity to excrete excess salt and water is limited under normal conditions; it is further reduced by starvation and injury, so that patients are easily overloaded, resulting in increased complications o...

Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance.

Can fluids and electrolytes be 'extraordinary' treatment?