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By Jerome Lowenstein. 154 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993. $35 (cloth); $14.95 (paper). ISBN 0-19-507572-2 (cloth)

With the plethora of pages devoted to acid-base disorders in the major textbooks of medicine and the useful formulas and mnemonics given in handbooks, it is a tribute to Jerome Lowenstein that the pedagogy of acid and base disorders seems more complete after the publication of his new book. Lowenstein has a flair for storytelling, and he targets medical students and young physicians. But his lucid explanations have a depth and sophistication that a much wider audience will enjoy.

Beginning with an entertaining historical overview of acids and bases, Lowenstein quickly reviews the relevant college-level chemistry and then elucidates in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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