Fluids and Electrolytes in the Surgical Patient (Paperback)

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Univ. of Texas, San Antonio. Text, for beginning surgeons, on understanding fundamental mechanisms of fluid and electrolyte balance, volume changes, and nutrition. Previous edition: c1989. Includes new charts and figures, revised tables and text, and expanded coverage addressing interpretation and therapeutic implications of lab results. Softcover. DNLM: Water-Electrolyte Imbalance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781724252
• ISBN-13: 978-0781724258
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #838,760 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding clarity without compromising depth., July 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fluids and Electrolytes in the Surgical Patient (Paperback)

This book is a "should" to a "must-read" for anyone wishing to have better than the most basic understanding of fluids, electrolytes, and enteral /parenteral nutrition therapy. Dr. Pestana starts with the basics and continues through to practical bedside therapeutics. I wish there were a newer edition (for typeset, tables, etc.), but the concepts and facts as presented in this brief text will not change appreciably over time.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pestana, March 25, 2000

By	Stephanie E. Weiss (NY, MA, Ireland.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dr Pestana taught my F&E down at St George's USOM in Grenada. He was as brilliant a speaker as could be and this book does his lectures justice. I have easily retained the education he imparted to me through this volume and his lectures. Be a better doctor and read this. Youll be amazed how poorly udnerstood this topic is and how porrly maintained patients on IVF are after you read this. Thanks once again Dr. P.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Great, August 27, 2000

By A Customer

This book is a lifesaver (maybe literally, when I start my internship!). It made F+E comprehensible for the first time ever. Yeah, I understood bits and pieces before, but my intuitive understanding has grown exponentially since reading this small book. Every fourth year medical student should read this. Dr. Pestana, thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!