title: Fluid and electrolyte disturbances in hepatic failure.
abstract: Nurses are seeing more hepatic failure patients in intensive care units. Fluid and electrolyte disturbances, which occur in these patients, can be life-threatening and must be recognized quickly and treated.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kelso
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy