The Medical Abacus
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-1-85070-023-4 (ISBN)
Description
Clinical practice is a unique blend of science and art. It draws upon a wide range of biological, physical, and sociological disciplines. Associated with many of these disciplines are mathematical formulas for the manipulation of specific data. But these formulas are distributed throughout each discipline's literature. The Medical Abacus brings together those formulas that are useful in clinical practice in a single reference. It includes key mathematical formulas, from acid-base balance to risk-evaluation statistics, with clear explanations of how to use them and interpret their results.
Well organized and portable, this is the only book that brings all the essential formulas of medical practice together in one place, explains them in uncomplicated terms, and indexes them by disease. Only simple arithmetic and algebra are used, no advanced mathematics beyond the occasional logarithm, square root, or component is used. The data required for these formulas are readily available from the routine clinical laboratory.
David Rifkind condenses a lifetime of clinical experience into this reference. The pocketsize format and easy layout make The Medical Abacus an essential companion for anyone involved in medical practice.
Well organized and portable, this is the only book that brings all the essential formulas of medical practice together in one place, explains them in uncomplicated terms, and indexes them by disease. Only simple arithmetic and algebra are used, no advanced mathematics beyond the occasional logarithm, square root, or component is used. The data required for these formulas are readily available from the routine clinical laboratory.
David Rifkind condenses a lifetime of clinical experience into this reference. The pocketsize format and easy layout make The Medical Abacus an essential companion for anyone involved in medical practice.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Clerkship medical students; registrars in internal medicine and family and general practice; office-based internists; family practitioners and general practitioners; health science bookstores; medical libraries.
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
2 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
145 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85070-023-4 (9781850700234)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Preface
ACID-BASE BALANCE
Henderson-Hasselbach Equation
Acid-Base Map
Acid-Base Imbalance - Metabolic Acidosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Metabolic Alkalosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Respiratory Acidosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Respiratory Alkalosis
Anion Gap - Serum
Anion Gap - Urine
BLOOD GASES
Arterial Oxygen Content of Whole Blood
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
BODY METRICS
Body Water Compartments
Body Surface Area
Body Mass Index
Waist-Hip Ratio
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Cardiac Output - Fick Principle
Corrected QT Interval (QTc)
Lactic Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes Ratio
Mean Arterial Pressure
Systemic Vascular Resistence
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
Proportional Pulse Pressure
Ankle-Brachial Index
ELECTROLYTES AND WATER
Free Water Excess - Hyponatremia
Free Water Deficit - Hyponatremia
Free Water Deficit - Hyperglycemia
Free Water Clearance
Potassium Homeostasis
Transtubular Potassium Gradient
Total and Ionized Serum Calcium
Serum Calcium-Phosphorus Concentration Product
Plasma Osmolality and Osmolar Gap
Osmotic Pressure Contributed by Exogenous Agent
Urinary Sodium/Potassium Ratio
Urine/Serum Osmolality Ratio
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Insulin Suppression Test
Serum Luteinizing Hormone/Follicle Stimulating Hormone Ratio
Renal Calcium/Creatinine Clearances Ration
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND LIVER
Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient
Fecal Osmotic Gap
Discriminate Function - Alcoholic Hepatitis
Transaminases
Hepatic Iron Index
HEMATOLOGICAL FUNCTION
Corrected Reticulocyte Count
Absolute Reticulocyte Count
Erythrocyte Indices
Serum Iron/TIBC Ratio
Total Iron Deficiency
METABOLISM
Quantitative Blood Lipids
Lactate-Pyruvate Ratio
NUTRITION
Basic Nutritional Evaluation
Basal Energy Expenditure
Nitrogen Balance
Dietary Protein Intake
Caloric Requirements of Burn Patients
PHARMACOKINETICS
Loading Dose
Digoxin Dosages
International Normalized Ratio
PULMONARY FUNCTION AND CRITICAL CARE
Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient
FEV1/FVC Ratio
Pulmonary Mechanics
Breathing Index
Dyspnea Index
Airline Travel
RENAL FUNCTION
Creatinine Clearance
Creatinine Clearance Estimate
Creatinine Index
Urinary Albumin/Creatinine Ratio
Fractional Excretion of Sodium
Fractional Excretion of Potassium
Urinary Protein/Creatinine Ratio
Acute Renal Failure
STATISTICS
Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values
Risk Evaluation
Number Needed to Treat
ACID-BASE BALANCE
Henderson-Hasselbach Equation
Acid-Base Map
Acid-Base Imbalance - Metabolic Acidosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Metabolic Alkalosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Respiratory Acidosis
Acid-Base Imbalance - Respiratory Alkalosis
Anion Gap - Serum
Anion Gap - Urine
BLOOD GASES
Arterial Oxygen Content of Whole Blood
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
BODY METRICS
Body Water Compartments
Body Surface Area
Body Mass Index
Waist-Hip Ratio
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Cardiac Output - Fick Principle
Corrected QT Interval (QTc)
Lactic Dehydrogenase Isoenzymes Ratio
Mean Arterial Pressure
Systemic Vascular Resistence
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
Proportional Pulse Pressure
Ankle-Brachial Index
ELECTROLYTES AND WATER
Free Water Excess - Hyponatremia
Free Water Deficit - Hyponatremia
Free Water Deficit - Hyperglycemia
Free Water Clearance
Potassium Homeostasis
Transtubular Potassium Gradient
Total and Ionized Serum Calcium
Serum Calcium-Phosphorus Concentration Product
Plasma Osmolality and Osmolar Gap
Osmotic Pressure Contributed by Exogenous Agent
Urinary Sodium/Potassium Ratio
Urine/Serum Osmolality Ratio
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Insulin Suppression Test
Serum Luteinizing Hormone/Follicle Stimulating Hormone Ratio
Renal Calcium/Creatinine Clearances Ration
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND LIVER
Serum-Ascites Albumin Gradient
Fecal Osmotic Gap
Discriminate Function - Alcoholic Hepatitis
Transaminases
Hepatic Iron Index
HEMATOLOGICAL FUNCTION
Corrected Reticulocyte Count
Absolute Reticulocyte Count
Erythrocyte Indices
Serum Iron/TIBC Ratio
Total Iron Deficiency
METABOLISM
Quantitative Blood Lipids
Lactate-Pyruvate Ratio
NUTRITION
Basic Nutritional Evaluation
Basal Energy Expenditure
Nitrogen Balance
Dietary Protein Intake
Caloric Requirements of Burn Patients
PHARMACOKINETICS
Loading Dose
Digoxin Dosages
International Normalized Ratio
PULMONARY FUNCTION AND CRITICAL CARE
Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient
FEV1/FVC Ratio
Pulmonary Mechanics
Breathing Index
Dyspnea Index
Airline Travel
RENAL FUNCTION
Creatinine Clearance
Creatinine Clearance Estimate
Creatinine Index
Urinary Albumin/Creatinine Ratio
Fractional Excretion of Sodium
Fractional Excretion of Potassium
Urinary Protein/Creatinine Ratio
Acute Renal Failure
STATISTICS
Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values
Risk Evaluation
Number Needed to Treat