CC2 LAB: Water & Electrolytes Flashcards
The predominant chemical component of living organisms
Water
In a 70kg man, the total body water is about?
60% of the
body weight (or about 42 liters)
Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular
- collective term for fluids outside the cells
- 1/3 of the total body water
- Compartments:
> Interstitial fluid
> Plasma
Body Fluid Compartments: Intracellular
- approx. 2/3 of total body water
- About 28 of the 42 liters of fluid in the body are inside the 100 trillion cells
Body Fluid Compartments: Transcellular
(SPPIC)
- Synovial fluid
- Peritoneal fluid
- Pericardial fluid
- Intraocular space
- Cerebrospinal fluid
Note: Together constitute about 1-2 liters
Defined as the concentration
of solutes dissolved in a
solvent
Osmolality
Osmolality expressed in units of?
milliosmoles per kilogram of pure water
Ions capable of carrying an electric
charge
Electrolytes
Electrolytes classified based on the type of charge they carry:
Anions - have negative charge
Cations - have a positive charge
General Functions of Electrolytes
1.Volume and Osmotic regulation
2.Myocardial rhythm and contractility
3.Cofactors in enzyme activation
4.Regulation of ATP pumps
5.Acid-Base Balance
6.Blood Coagulation
7.Neuromuscular excitability
8.Production and use of glucose
Major Extracellular Cation
SODIUM
Determines the osmolality of the plasma
SODIUM
Sodium concentration depends on what?
- intake of water
- excretion of water
- renal regulation of sodium
Sodium Methodology
- Emission flame Spectrophotometry
- Ion Selective Electrode
- Colorimetry - Albanese and Lein
Sodium Methodology: solution is subjected to a non-luminous flame emitting light
Emission flame Spectrophotometry
Sodium Methodology: uses a semipermeable membrane to develop a potential produced by having different ion concentrations on either side of the membrane utilizes glass electrode
Ion Selective Electrode
In Colorimetry - Albanese and Lein, Sodium is precipitated as ___ which is then dissolved in
water and determined photometrically by its yellow color
sodium uranyl zinc acetate
In Ion Selective Electrode, uses a ____ to develop a potential produced by having different ion concentrations on either side of the membrane utilizes glass electrode
semipermeable membrane
In Emission flame Spectrophotometry, The solution is subjected to a ____ with a characteristic wavelength for sodium and the intensity of light emitted is measured
non-luminous flame emitting light
Sodium Clinical Significance: Hypernatremia
- Diabetes insipidus
- Prolonged diarrhea
- Excess water loss
- Renal tubular disorder
- Decreased water intake
- Increase Sodium intake
- Severe burns
- Fever
- Exposure to heat
- Hypertonic solutions
Sodium Clinical Significance: Hyponatremia
- Diabetes mellitus
- Syndrome of inappropriate ADH
- Increased sodium loss
- Increased vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Increased water
- Potassium deficiency
- Ketonuria
- Addison’s disease
- Renal failure
- Hepatic cirrhosis
Clinical Significance: Pseudohyponatremia
- Lipemia
- Hyperproteinemia
The Major Intracellular Cation
POTASSIUM
Purpose of Potassium:
- Neuromuscular excitability
- Heart contraction
- Hydrogen balance
- Enzymatic reactions
- Maintain normal movements of intracellular
fluid
Potassium Regulation
via renal function
Potassium is Counter-current ion of?
sodium