Fluids and Electrolytes

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Abstract

The body is mostly liquid --various electrolytes dissolved in water. Electrolytes are ions (electrically charged versions) of essential elements. Electrolyte balance must remain in a narrow range for the body to function.

ISBN

9781496370921

Publication

Atlas of pathophysiology

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Pages

38-46

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