Body Fluid Compartments and Water Balance Flashcards
1
Q
What is the body water content of newborn infant?
A
80%
2
Q
What is the body water content of adult male?
A
60%
3
Q
What is the body water content of adult female?
A
50%
4
Q
What percentage of water gain is from food, drink and metabolism respectively? How many litres is this?
A
30%, 60% and 10%
2.2 litres food and drink, 0.3 litres metabolism
5
Q
What percentage of water loss is from urine, faeces, insensible losses (e.g. skin and lungs) and sweat respectively?
A
60%, 4%, 28% and 8%
6
Q
How many litres of fluid in the average adult male?
A
42 litres
7
Q
What percentage of body mass is intracellular fluid? How many litres?
A
40%
28 litres
8
Q
What percentage of body mass is extracellular fluid? How many litres?
A
20%
14 litres
