Body Fluid Compartments - Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is the normal Daily Intake of Water?
2100 mL Ingested + 200 mL Metabolized = 2300 mL/Day
What is the normal amount of Water Loss per day?
2300 mL/Day
Insensible - 700 mL
Sweat - 100 mL
Feces - 100 mL
Urine - 1400 mL
What are the different Body Fluid Compartments?
Extracellular - Interstitial & Blood Plasma
Intracellular
Trans-Cellular - 1-2 L
(CSF, Peritoneal, Pericardial, Synovial, Intraocular)
What electrolytes are mostly found in the Extracellular Compartment?
Sodium & Chloride
What electrolytes are mostly found in the Intracellular Compartment?
Potassium & Phosphate
The cell membrane is highly permeable to water, but not _______
The cell membrane is highly permeable to water, but not electrolytes
What is the Composition of Plasma & Interstitial (Extracellular) Fluids?
Highly Permeable Capillary Membrane
&
More Protein in Plasma d/t Low Membrane Permeability
What makes of most of the Plasma Nonelectrolytes?
Phospholipids > Cholesterol > Neutral Fat > Glucose
What is Gibbs Donnan Equilibrium?
When two solutions separated by a membrane have equal & opposite Chemical & Electrical Energies on each side.
The Indicator-Dilution Method of measuring Compartment Volume is base on what principle?
Conservation of Mass
What is Osmotic Pressure?
Pressure applied in the opposite direction of Osmosis to prevent osmosis
What is the Total Osmolarity of each Body Fluid Compartment?
300 mOsm/L
Whats the Normal level of Sodium in the Extracellular vs Intracellular Compartment?
Extracellular: 139-142 mOsm/L
Intracellular: 14 mOsm/L
Whats the Normal level of Potassium in the Extracellular vs Intracellular Compartment?
Extracellular: ~4.0 mOsm/L
Intracellular: 140 mOsm/L
Whats the Normal level of Chloride in the Extracellular vs Intracellular Compartment?
Extracellular: 108 mOsm/L
Intracellular: 4 mOsm/L
Whats the Normal level of Magnesium in the Extracellular vs Intracellular Compartment?
Extracellular: 0.8 mOsm/L
Intracellular: 20 mOsm/L
What conditions cause Hyponatremia?
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Diuretic Abuse
Addison’s Disease
Excess ADH
What conditions cause Hypernatremia?
Inadequate ADH
Diabetes Insipidus
Dehydration
Aldosterone Secretion
What abnormality occurs when there is a Decreased Plasma Sodium & Decreased Extracellular Volume?
Hyponatremic Dehydration from Adrenal Insufficiency or Diuretic Abuse
What might cause Intracellular Volume to Decrease while Plasma Sodium & Extracellular Volume remains the same?
Hypernatremic Overhydration from Cushing’s Disease or Primary Aldosteronism
Diabetes Insipidus & Excessive Sweating can cause ________ , Decreasing both Intracelllular & Extracellular Volumes
Diabetes Insipidus & Excessive Sweating can cause Hypernatremic Dehydration, Decreasing both Intracellular & Extracellular Volumes
What causes Hyponatremic Overhydration?
SIADH & Bronchogenic Tumors