Metabolic Acidosis A Guide to Clinical Assessment and Management

This timely volume provides an overview to the causes, effects on systems and clinical approaches of metabolic acidosis.  Beginning with a basic understanding of the physiology, pathophysiology and development of this disease, subsequent chapters cover the characteristics and context of the processes that can cause it and a thorough presentation of management strategies.  Recommended treatments include those carried out by the health care provider as well as the individual patient, such as dietary management.  Clinicians and healthcare professionals will find the tools needed to recognize, work up and manage patients with metabolic acidosis in this practical and concise resource.

Chapter 1 - Overview of Acid-Base Physiology.- Chapter 2 - Metabolic acidosis: Physiology, Presentation, and Diagnosis.- Chapter 3 - Etiologic Causes of Metabolic Acidosis I: The High Anion Gap Acidoses.- Chapter 4 - Etiologic Causes of Metabolic Acidosis II: Normal Anion Gap Acidoses.- Chapter 5 - The Use of Bedside Urinary Parameters in the Evaluation of Metabolic Acidosis.- Chapter 6 - Pathophysiologic approach to metabolic acidosis.- Chapter 7 - Dietary Contributions to Metabolic Acidosis.- Chapter 8 - The physiology of the metabolic acidosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD).- Chapter 9 - Metabolic Acidosis and Cardiovascular Disease.- Chapter 10 - Effects of Metabolic Acidosis on Skeletal Muscle.- Chapter 11 - Metabolic Acidosis Effects on Bone and its Metabolism.- Chapter 12 - Endocrine Consequences of Metabolic Acidosis.- Chapter 13 - Metabolic Acidosis and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease.- Chapter 14 - Management of Chronic Metabolic Acidosis.