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Chapter 69 - Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance

from Section 6 - Kidney and Body Fluids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2019

David Chambers ,
Christopher Huang  and
Gareth Matthews
David Chambers
Affiliation:
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Christopher Huang
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Gareth Matthews
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Water is the most abundant component of the human body. On average, 60% of the body is composed of water (this value varies with sex, body habitus and age). Body water is distributed between the two major body compartments: intracellular and extracellular. For the average 70‑kg man.

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Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 318 - 328
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Glasby, M. A., Huang, C. L.-H.. Applied Physiology for Surgery and Critical Care. Oxford, Butterworth-Heinneman, 1995.Google Scholar
McLean, D. J., Shaw, A. D.. Intravenous fluids: effects on renal outcomes. Br J Anaesth 2018; 120(2): 397–402.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Taylor, B., Chambers, D. J., Patel, N., et al. Hypokalaemia: the dangers of a sweet tooth. J Intensive Care Soc 2012; 13(4): 342–5.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Doherty, M., Buggy, D. J.. Intraoperative fluids: how much is too much? Br J Anaesth 2012; 109(1): 69–79.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Kokko, J. P., Rector, F. C. Jr. Countercurrent multiplication system without active transport in inner medulla. Kidney Int 1972; 2(4): 214–23.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed

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