Free eBook on Acid Base

Benjamin Abelow's book: The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid-Base is available again as a free download in recognition of the new class of incoming nephrology fellows. We have highlighted this book in the past. It is a great primer on Acid-Base for trainees - easy to read and very informative. 

The details on how to access the offer are below. It will be available for a limited time only. 

To download a free ebook copy of The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid-Base, follow the numbered steps below. You will be downloading directly from Amazon, where you can also read editorial reviews of the book. The ebook is a Kindle file type. Apps are available for all devices: phones, tablets, and laptops, including Apple, Android, and Windows. The ebook will be available for free for three days, Sunday, July 8 - Tuesday, July 10. 

To Download:

1.  During the period Sunday, July 8 - Tuesday, July 10 click here: https://www.amazon.com/Painless-Guide-Mastering-Clinical-Acid-Base-ebook/dp/B06XRM56TY

2.  Be sure you’re on the page for the e-book (Kindle) edition, not the paperback. During the three days in questions, it should say, "Kindle Price: $0.00."

3.  Click on “Buy now with 1-Click.” (Do not click on “Read for Free,” as that leads to the “KindleUnlimited” program, which has a monthly fee.)

4.  If you don’t already have a Kindle app on your device, you can easily download one. Just go to your usual on-line source for apps and search “Kindle.” The apps are available for all types and makes of devices. You can download to multiple devices associated with your Amazon account.

A few months ago, we posted about an acid-base primer that was being offered free for fellows in the US.

During the 5-day period from Wednesday, August 23 - Sunday, August 27, you can get a free copy of this ebook (kindle) edition of The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid-Base. Simply go to Amazon, search the title of Amazon ID number (B06XRM56TY), or click here, and you will find the ebook priced at $0.00 during those 5 days. Once you "purchase" the book, it will remain permanently in your Amazon library and you will be able to load it onto any device that has a Kindle app linked to your account. Feel free to notify students, residents, nurses or any others who might benefit. There is no limit to the number of persons who can get the download.

Posted by Ben Abelow

The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid Base

Apologies to Ben for the delay in posting about this.

Ben Abelow is an MD in New Haven who has long had an interest in teaching basic acid base physiology. In the late 1990s he published a primer for acid base that was very well received. Earlier this year, he published a new book, also on acid base physiology called "The Painless Guide to Mastering Clinical Acid Base". The purpose of this book is to help medical students and junior trainees grasp the basics of how to approach acid base problems while also give them the tools that they need to effectively teach acid-base in a simple and easy to understand way.

The first part of the book in particular very simply explains the basic chemistry behind acid base physiology and is very useful - I learned a few pearls that I will be using on rounds in the future. The rest of the book may be a little simple for renal fellows but it is short and very accessible so I think it is well worth reviewing at least once.

Ben's book is available on Amazon. He has also offered it for free to all first year renal fellows in the US. He is contacting program directors around the country to send them the book. If they are not responsive, he will be able to provide the books to individual fellows.

Thanks again Ben for this - students are always complaining that Renal Physiology is too complex but this really does make it simple