title: Electrolyte and acid-base disorders.
abstract: An overview of the principles of the diagnosis and management of severe electrolyte and acid-base problems in the critically ill is presented, stressing a pathophysiologic approach to an understanding of the problem in the individual patient.
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000378:metabolism; D000138:Acidosis / Q000628:therapy; D000471:Alkalosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000628:therapy; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000628:therapy; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000378:metabolism