Acid-base disturbances are commonly encountered in critically ill patients in ICU and result from a wide variety of metabolic and respiratory disorders.
Besides knowing about the seriousness of the underlying diseases, acid-base disturbances have significant hemodynamic and physiological effects.
So an early diagnosis and treatment of these disturbances is an important component for the management of critically ill patients.
This requires a systematic approach for the interpretation of blood gases and electrolytes simultaneously.
This book will clarify most of the doubts in blood gas analysis.
It will aid as a quick reference during the routine daily ICU rounds and is user friendly.
It will be useful to residents, fellows, postgraduates of critical care medicine, Pulmonology, internal medicine, pediatrics, anesthesiologists and also consultants.