Discussion on clinical & laboratory assessment of water & electrolyte disturbances.
1958
G M BULL
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MeSH Term
Description
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D007753
Laboratories
Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.
Laboratory
D001826
Body Fluids
Liquid components of living organisms.
Body Fluid,Fluid, Body,Fluids, Body
D004573
Electrolytes
Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Electrolyte
D014867
Water
A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Hydrogen Oxide
D014882
Water-Electrolyte Balance
The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.