Thanks, Alice. It's true that metabolism, breathing, electrolytes and fluid issues can be incredibly complex. HOWEVER, someone who is a good neuro or a good pulmy can identify and treat a patient with those problems in their respective roles as doctors. It's when they don't that I go berserk. Or when they think that an MGer (me) who can't move or breathe and has O2 sats at 80% and whose arterial blood gas shows "hyperventilation" but they pass it all off as anxiety when the person is calm as a cucumber that I simply don't know why they are doctors at all.

This is a small, paperback book that has helped me a lot since 2000. It's Mosby's Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance (pocket guide series). It may be too much for some people but the nerds out there will love it.

And, no, I'm not saying to play doctor! But it helps to understand this stuff.

And understanding that electrolytes are part of this whole MG mess is important too.

Annie