List of Contributors, vii
Foreword – Stephen P. DiBartola, viii
About the Companion Website, x
1 Introduction to Acid-Base and Electrolytes, 1
Angela Randels-Thorp, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM) and David Liss, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
2 Disorders of Sodium, 13
Angela Chapman, BSc (Hons), RVN, Dip HE CVN, Dip AVN, VTS (ECC)
3 Disorders of Chloride, 34
Meri Hall, RVT, LVT, CVT, LATG, VTS (SAIM)
4 Disorders of Potassium, 44
Dave Cowan, BA, CVT, VTS (ECC)
5 Disorders of Magnesium, 57
Louise O’Dwyer, MBA, BSc (Hons), VTS (Anaesthesia & ECC), DipAVN (Medical & Surgical), RVN
6 Disorders of Phosphorus, 66
Louise O’Dwyer, MBA BSc (Hons), VTS (Anaesthesia & ECC), DipAVN (Medical & Surgical), RVN
7 Disorders of Calcium, 79
Katherine Howie, RVN, VTS (ECC)
8 Traditional Acid-Base Physiology and Approach to Blood Gas, 102
Jo Woodison, RVT and Angela Randels-Thorp, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
9 Metabolic Blood Gas Disorders, 121
Eric Zamora-Moran, MBA, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
10 Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders, 136
Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
11 Mixed Acid-Base Disorders, 152
Brandee Bean, CVT, VTS (ECC)
12 Strong Ion Approach to Acid-Base, 163
Angela Randels-Thorp, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
13 Companion Exotic Animal Electrolyte and Acid-Base, 175
Jody Nugent-Deal, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia & Clinical Practice-Exotic Companion Animal) and Stephen Cital, RVT, RLAT, SRA
Index, 207