Electrolyte and Internal Environment Imbalances in Emergencies (Spanish Edition)
Keywords:
Electrolyte, Internal Environment Imbalances, Emergency MedicineSynopsis
Electrolyte and internal environment disorders represent some of the most frequent and clinically significant challenges in emergency and critical care settings. Their impact can be abrupt, severe, and life-threatening. In many cases, a subtle change in sodium, potassium, chloride, or water balance may determine the difference between stability and rapid clinical deterioration. For this reason, the ability to recognize, interpret, and intervene promptly is a core skill for physicians who care for critically ill patients, whether in emergency departments, intensive care units, or high-dependency hospital settings.
This book was conceived as a practical and accessible clinical tool. It is designed to integrate physiological understanding with bedside decision-making, providing a clear bridge between foundational science and real-time therapeutic action. Each chapter has been developed collaboratively by clinicians actively engaged in emergency and critical care practice across various healthcare systems. Their contributions reflect not only scientific knowledge, but the lived experience of caring for patients in contexts where urgency, uncertainty, and limited time demand clarity and precision.
While electrolyte and internal environment alterations are deeply rooted in complex physiology, our goal has been to make their clinical reasoning straightforward. Diagnostic approaches, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment strategies are presented in a concise and applicable manner. We emphasize concepts that are essential for rapid assessment, careful correction, and prevention of iatrogenic harm.
This work is dedicated to the medical professionals who stand at the bedside in the most critical moments, and to the patients whose resilience gives meaning to every clinical effort. It is our hope that this book will serve as a support, a guide, and a companion in the demanding and noble responsibility of emergency medicine and critical care.
Chapters
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Chapter 1. Composition and functions of the internal environment. Renal physiology
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Chapter 2. Hydroelectrolyte Regulation: Physiological Mechanisms
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Chapter 3. Key Hormones: ADH and the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System
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Chapter 4. Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
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Chapter 5. Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia
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Chapter 5. Hypercalcemia in Emergency Care
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Chapter 7. Hypocalcemia in Emergency Care
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Chapter 8. Hypophosphatemia in Emergency Care
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Chapter 9. Acid–Base Balance and Buffer Systems
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Chapter 10. Metabolic Acidosis in Emergency Care
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Chapter 11. Respiratory and Metabolic Alkalosis
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Chapter 12. Step-by-Step Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
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Chapter 13. Arterial Blood Gas Analysis in High-Altitude Residents
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Published
October 17, 2025
Copyright (c) 2025 Jorge A. Barrios Flores, Jorge Márquez Molina, Jhossmar Cristians Auza-Santivañez, Marco Antonio Toro Ledezma (Author)
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ISBN-13 (15)
978-9915-9680-0-1
How to Cite
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Barrios Flores JA, Márquez Molina J, Auza-Santivañez JC, Toro Ledezma MA. Electrolyte and Internal Environment Imbalances in Emergencies (Spanish Edition) [Internet]. AG Editor; 2025 [cited 2025 Dec. 8]. Available from: https://books.ageditor.org/index.php/books/catalog/book/978-9915-9680-0-1
