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Disorders Of Fluid And Electrolyte Flashcards

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Tonicity`

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The effect that the osmotic pressure of a solution with impermeable salutes exerts on cells

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Isotonic solution

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Same concentration of fluid and blood. Normal saline: .9

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Hypotonic solution

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Solution has a lot of water.. the cells swell

Move out of the tissues: dehydration

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Hypertonic solution

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Many more particles than blood. Pulls fluid from the tissue.

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Hydrostatic pressure

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Fluid pushing against the vessel trying to get out.

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Colloid Osmotic pressure

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Particles within the vessel trying to hold fluid in and keep balance in that way.

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Lymph drainage

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Drains excess things into the lymph system

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Serum osmolality

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Tells the hypothalamus that there are more particles; thirsty.

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Blood volume

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How much fluid we have. When there’s not enough it tells the hypothalamus to release ADH. Which then then causes reabsorption of water by the kidney

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High osmolarity causes

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Thirst: increased water intake

ADH release: water reabsorbed from the urine

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Low Osmolality causes

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Lack of thirst: decrease water intake

Decreased ADH release: Water lost in urine

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Diabetes Insipidus

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Neurogenic
Nephrogenic
Excess urine output
Hypertonic dehydration 
DDAVP: desmopressin acetate
Thiazide diuretics: paradoxical effect
Stop urine output.
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Neurogenic

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Decreased ADH production: head injury

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Nephrogenic

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Decreased renal response to ADH: Kidney isn’t responding to ADH

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SIADH: Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH

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Failure of hypothalamus
Transient: stress, surgery, lung tumors
Excessive ADH secretion 
Decreased urine output 
Dilution also hyponatremia 
Treatment: Water restriction, diuretics, aquaretics
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What are electrolytes

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Substances that dissociate in solution to form charged particles or ions
Electrolytes are essential in metabolic processes

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17
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Sodium

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Normal level is 135-145

Major electrolyte in the blood

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18
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Neurons can protect themselves form what

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Hypertonic dehydration

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Neurons

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Create internal solutes that hold the water inside the cell.

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Neuron response to hypertonicity

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Increased blood osmolality can cause cells to shrink they lose water to the vascular space.
Neve cells procure intracellular osmoles to keep their osmolality balanced with the blood

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Neuron response to hypertonicity

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If the blood returns to isotonic to fast the nerve cells are hyperosmolar to the blood and gain water: swelling
Cerebral edema: can lead to brain damage or herniation

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Potassium

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Normal level is 3.5-5.0
Controls cell resting potential
Needed for Na+/K+ pump
Exchanged for H+ to buffer changes in blood pH

23
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Hyperkalemia

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Raises resting potential toward threshold. 
Cells fire more easily. 
Potassium in the blood
HR increased wont respond normally
Tachycardia
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Hypokalemia

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Lowers resting potential away form threshold
Cells fire less easily
Bradycardia HR decreases
Not enough potassium in the blood

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Alkalosis (potassium as a buffer)

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Not enough H+ ions in the blood
Cells release H+ ions to fix this imbalance and take up K+ ions in exchange
Blood K+ will decrease
Hypokalemia

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Acidosis (potassium as a buffer)

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Too many H+ ions in the blood
Cells keep H+ ions inside to fix the imbalance and release K+ in exchange
Blood K+ will increase
Hyperkalemia

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Calcium

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Normal range 8.5-10.5

Clottin

28
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Extracellular calcium

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Blocks Na+ gates in nerve and muscle cells controls excessive firing (Tetany)

29
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Intracellular calcium

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Needed for all muscle contraction (cardiac and skeletal)

30
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Parathyroid hormone

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Increases serum Ca+

31
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Calcitonin

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Decreases serum Ca+

32
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Hypercalcemia

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Blocks more Na+ gates

Nerves are less able to fire

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Hypocacemia

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Blocks fewer Na+ gates

Nerves fire more easily

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Hypokalemia: Neuromuscular

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Parenthesis, cramps, hyperrelexia, tetanyu

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Hypocalcemia: CV

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Hypotension, prolonged QT

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Hypocalcemia: Skeletal

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Osteoporosis

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Hypercalcemia: Renal

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Renal insufficiency

Kidney stones

38
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Hypercalcemia: Neuromuscular

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Ataxia, weakness, lethargy, coma

39
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Hypercalcema: CV

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Hypertension

40
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Magnesium

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Normal Level: 1.8-2.7
Cofactors in enzymatic reactions:
- ATP, DNA replication, mRNA production
Regulates Ca+ levels by binding to receptors
Interdependent with K+
-affects heart rhythm- life threatening (cardiac dysrthmias)

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Hypomagnesim: Neuromuscular

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Weakness parathesias, Personality changes

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Hypomagnesim: CV

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Cardiac arrhythmias

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Hypermagnesemia: Neuromuscular

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Lethargy, hyporeflexia, confusion, coma

44
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Hypermagnesemia: CV

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Hypotension, Arrhythmias, arrest.

45
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Phosphorous

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Bone
Red blood cell
Acid/base
Many enzymatic processes
Reciprocal relationship with Ca+
Regulated by kidney

Pathophysiology (5 decks)

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