RT Book, Section
A1 Obligado, Sergio
A1 Quilitan, Romeo
A1 Pinto, Eduardo
A1 Santikul, Dulya
A1 George, Blesit
A1 Grundfast, Steven
A2 Go, Ronaldo Collo
SR Print(0)
ID 1160185790
T1 Electrolyte Disorders
T2 Critical Care Examination and Board Review
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259834356
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160185790
RD 2024/04/20
AB Critically  ill  patients  have  disturbances  in  multiple  organ  systems  and  hence  are  at  risk  for  serious  imbalances  in  electrolyte  and  water  handling.  Electrolyte  disorders  are  extremely  prevalent  in  the  ICU:  Hyponatremia  can  be  found  in  18%  of  ICU  patients,1  hypokalemia  in  21%,2  hypomagnesemia  in  more  than  50%,3  hypocalcemia  in  20%,4  and  hypophosphatemia  in  28%.5  This  chapter  will  outline  these  disturbances  with  an  emphasis  on  pathophysiology  and  treatment  of  electrolyte  problems  more  commonly  seen  in  the  intensive  care  unit.