Acid and Basics: A Guide to Understanding Acid-Base Disorders

1. A Brief Historical Overview: To Abstract Concept And Back Again -- 2. ...of Water, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Ion, And Ph -- 3. Why Is Ph Important In Biologic Systems? -- 4. The Cell Membrane And Transport Proteins -- The Lipid Bilayer -- Ion Channels -- The Nernst Equation -- Transport Proteins Pumps -- 5. Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, And The Trigger Twins Calcium And Hydrogen -- The Role Of The Sodium Gradient -- The Functions Served By Ion Transport -- The Trigger Twins, Calcium And Hydrogen -- 6. Getting The H[superscript +] Out Of The Cell: The Proton Pump And The Na[superscript +]-h[superscript +] Exchanger -- Proton Translocating Atpase -- Sodium-hydrogen Antiporter -- Transmembrane Signalling -- The Role Of Carbonic Anhydrase -- Basolateral Bicarbonate Exchange -- 7. The Milieu Interieur -- 8. Metabolic Acid Production: Metabolic Cycles -- 9. Renal Acid Secretion And The Trail Of Ammonia -- Acid Secretion Along The Nephron -- New Bicarbonate For Old -- The Renal Secretion Of Ammonia -- A Note On Evolution And Purpose -- 10. Clinical Disorders Of Acid Base Balance -- Definitions Of Acidosis And Alkalosis -- Biochemical Responses -- The Yin And Yang Of Acid Base Disorders -- 11. Metabolic Acidosis: A Bird's Eye View -- Impaired Renal Acid Excretion -- The Anion Gap -- Lactic Acid Overproduction -- Ketoacid Overproduction -- Metabolic Acidosis Secondary To Extrarenal Base Loss -- 12. Metabolic Alkalosis: With Or Without Chloride -- Factors Which Impair The Ability Of The Kidney To Excrete Bicarbonate -- Chloride-responsive Metabolic Alkalosis -- Chloride-resistant Metabolic Alkalosis -- 13. Respiratory Disorders Of Acid-base Balance: The Wind Section. Text By Jerome Lowenstein ; Illustrations By Ronald Markman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.