Contents

Chapter 1: Disorders of water homeostasis

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Physiology of water homeostasis
1.3 Composition of body fluids
1.4 Osmolality
1.5 Maintenance fluid requirement in children
1.6 Deficit Therapy

Chapter 2: Disorders of Sodium homeostasis

2.1 Acute gastroenteritis
2.2 Isonatremic dehydration
2.3 Hyponatremic dehydration
2.4 Hypernatremic dehydration

Chapter 3: Disorders of potassium homeostasis

3.1 General overview of potassium balance
3.2 Hypokalemia
3.3 Hyperkalemia

Chapter 4: Disorders of calcium homeostasis

4.1 Hypocalcaemia
4.2 Hypercalcemia

Chapter 5: Disorders of Magnesium homeostasis

5.1 Magnesium haemostasis
5.2 Hypermagnesemia
5.3 Hypomagnesemia

Chapter 6: Acid – base disorders

6.1 Acid–base homeostasis
6.2 Metabolic Acidosis
6.3 Metabolic Alkalosis
6.4 Respiratory Acidosis
6.5 Respiratory Alkalosis
Chapter 7: Miscellaneous situations
7.1 SIADH (Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone & CSW
(Cerebral salt wasting)
7.2 Diabetic ketoacidosis
7.3 Diabetic insipidus
7.4 Fluid and electrolyte management in Acute kidney injury
7.5 Enteral & parenteral nutrition
7.6 NICU fluid therapy
7.7 Pediatric hypoglycemia
7.8 Protein energy malnutrition and refeeding syndrome