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Electrolytes and Acid-Base Analysis

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Understand physiologic regulation of serum electrolytes and describe common abnormalities

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Kingeter, A., McEvoy, M.D. (2016). Electrolytes and Acid-Base Analysis. In: Ehrenfeld, J., Urman, R., Segal, S. (eds) Anesthesia Student Survival Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11083-7_14

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