Acid and Basics

Acid-base metabolism is of fundamental clinical relevance and is one of the areas of biochemistry and physiology least well understood by medical students and physicians. The past ten years have seen tremendous advances in the molecular understanding of ion transport and the physiological basis for acid-base disorders. This book takes an easy and informal approach to draw the readers, primarily residents and medical students, to a real understanding of the intricacies of the biochemistry and physiology of acid-base disorders.