title: The management of fluid balance.
abstract: This is the sixth part in the series Care is Critical, which looks at the more complex interventions nurses now have to deal with on general wards and in the community. This article looks at the clinical assessment and management of fluid-balance disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Place
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000451:nursing*