Reviews and Notes: Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders

Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders

Fourth edition. Burton D. Rose. 916 pages. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1993. $35.00.

A new edition, "rewritten to include the many important advances that have been made and the controversies that have arisen in the past 5 years." The book is divided into three sections: "Renal Physiology," "Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance," and "Physiologic Approach to Acid-Base Disorders." "Since the primary purpose of this book is to teach the reader how to approach clinical problems, the physiological discussions are correlated with actual situations in clinical medicine wherever possible." Each chapter is followed by a chapter discussing relevant problems. Sample fact: "Total body K stores in a normal adult are approximately 3000 to 4000 meq," states the first sentence of the chapter "Potassium Homeostasis." Numerous references.