Blood Gases and Electrolytes, Second Edition, serves as your single most important reference for understanding blood gas and electrolyte testing and interpretation. Written for laboratorians, caregivers, and industry professionals, this text


¦Provides a historical perspective on clinical tests for blood gases, calcium, and magnesium.
¦Defines and explains blood gas and acid-base terms, including strong ion difference and anion gap.
¦Reviews biochemical and physiological processes that lead to clinical alterations of specific analytes in blood.
¦Presents a step-wise approach for organizing and understanding acid-base and clinical data, to facilitate interpretation and understanding of even complex mixed acid-base disorders.
¦Includes a new section on cord blood gases.
¦Offers guidelines for assessing the oxygenation status in blood.
¦Describes proper sampling conditions and pitfalls to avoid in specimen collection, transport, and processing.
¦Incorporates numerous cases and self-assessment questions to reinforce the concepts presented.