title: Fluid and electrolyte balance: how do junior doctors measure up?
abstract: Fluid and electrolyte disorders are common in hospital patients and can cause serious complications, especially in the elderly. The task of fluid management is often left to the most junior members of the team, the senior house officer and the preregistration house officer. However, the level of teaching and support available to them in this regard appears to be unsatisfactory.
authors.affiliation: School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Somasekar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somasekar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hayat
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Haray
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000628:therapy*