Understanding Acid-Base Disturbances
A Simplified Problem-solving Approach
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About the Book
Understanding Acid-Base Disturbances is intended for use by health care professionals to understand acid–base disturbances in a simplified manner. This will allow you to interpret the different acid–base disorders, analyze arterial blood gases and electrolytes, and identify the acid–base disorder present in a patient. This book will benefit anyone who is studying acid-base to understand the concepts in a direct, easy-to-understand language. You will be presented with definitions, case studies, practice questions and detailed answers
About the Author
Dr. Castro was born and raised in the Dominican Republic where he finished medical school in 1983, he then moved to the United States to pursue further medical training. After his residency in Internal Medicine in Chicago he passed his boards of Internal Medicine in 1997, and has successfully recertified again in 2007. Dr. Castro moved to Miami, FL and became a teaching attending for a local residency program, with a title of voluntary assistant professor at University of Miami. Dr. Castro also has extensive experience in other areas of medicine, Dr. Castro became certified in Occupational Medicine by the State of Florida and was a certified Medical Review Officer in occupational medicine. In 2005, Dr. Castro moved to Wilton Manors, FL and opened a private practice in internal medicine treating a whole array of medical problems and conditions, including HIV/AIDS, hypertension, diabetes and managing patients with STD’s. Dr. Castro has been actively teaching since 1994. During his residency he taught students for podiatry medicine at the Schull School of Podiatry and he taught students at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Upon moving to Miami, FL, he became a teaching attendant at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Since 2000 Dr. Castro has been teaching Internal Medicine for physicians preparing for their USMLE Step 2 and 3. Dr. Castro also is an assistant clinical professor for Nova Southeastern University in Florida.