14.7.2013 Flashcards
Why infants lose more fluid than adults?
- larger body surface area relative to body weight
- higher metabolic rate
- immature kidney function
- larger percentage of Extracellular body fluid
Insensible fluid loss
Loss from lungs and skin
Split up of daily fluid intake
Water- 1.5L
Food- 800ml
Water of oxidation-300ml
Split up of daily fluid loss
Skin- 600ml
Lungs- 400ml
Urine -1.5L
Stools-100ml
Intracellular fluid constitutes _______ % of TBW
40%
Extracellular fluid constitutes ________ % of TBW
20%
Interstitial fluid accounts for _____ % of Extracellular fluid
75
Transcellular fluid
CSF pleural Eye Joint Lymphatics
Interstitial fluid is ______ % of TBW
15%
_______ % of full term neonates body weight is water
80%
________ % of a 60 yr old man body weight is water
45%
Why amount of water content in body decreases with old age?
In old age,
Skeletal muscle(contains water) mass decreases
Fat mass increases
Difference btw osmosis and diffusion
Fluids move in osmosis
Solutes move in diffusion
Urine concentrating ability appears after age of
3 months
Kidneys must excrete ______ ml of fluid per hour to excrete solute load
20
Atleast 500ml per day
Conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2 takes place in
Lungs
Angiotensin 1 formation takes place in
Liver
Signs of dehydration in elderly
Confusion
Subnormal temperature
Tachycardia
Pinched facial expression