Disorders of Fluid, Electrolytes, Acid Base, and Blood Flashcards
This is the mechanical pressure exerted on one object by another
Fluid Pressure
Pressure caused by the weight of fluid, and is exerted in the weight of a column
Hydrostatic pressure
Where is hydrostatic pressure the largest?
The legs and feet
What is a clinical example of failed hydrostatic pressure
Varicose veins
This is the increment of pressure that is created by the resistance to the flow of a fluid in a closed system
Hydrodynamic pressure
What is an example of hydrodynamic pressure?
The cardiovascular system
This is the hydrodynamic pressure of moving blood
Blood pressure
What is the equation of blood pressure?
Blood pressure= blood flow rate (cardiac output) * vascular resistance
What % of water is intracellular?
2/3
For fluid to flow, there must be ______
Pressure acting on that fluid
Where is the pressure highest in the heart?
Left ventricle
Where is the pressure lowest in the heart?
Right atrium
Where is the area of the greatest resistance?
The arterioles (provided by the smooth muscle tone)
The pressure gradient is driven by the ______ work for the left ventricle myocardial muscle
Mechanical
What determines the flow into the arterial tree?
Cardiac output
What determines flow out of the arterial tree?
Vascular resistance
What is the equation for cardiac output?
CO= HR * SV
What influences cardiac output?
Blood volume
The lesser the blood volume, the ____ cardiac output and the _____ blood pressure
- Lesser cardiac output
- Lesser the Blood pressure
What determines vascular resistance?
The collective size of the small peripheral arterioles
The arterioles _____ to increase out flow
Constrict
The arterioles _____ to decrease out flow
Dilate
Where are the arterial blood pressures the highest?
The aorta
What is the relative arterial blood pressure in the upper arm?
100 mmHg
What is the average blood pressure when it reenters the heart near the aorta?
0 mmHg
What triggers the RAA system?
Low Blood pressure
What secretes renin
Kidneys
Why is renin secreted?
To increase BP
What does renin do?
Acts on angiotensinogen and converts it to angiotensin 1
What makes angiotensinogen?
Liver
What converts angiotensin 1 to angiotensin 2
ACE
Where is acetylcholinesterase (ACE) made from?
The lungs
What does angiotensin 2 do?
Increases blood pressure by increasing peripheral resistance and cardiac output
Is angiotensin 2 a vasoconstrictor/dilator?
Vasoconstrictor
What does angiotensin 2 stimulate?
the secretion of aldosterone
Where is aldosterone secreted from?
The adrenal cortex
What does aldosterone do?
Acts on the kidney and tells it to hold onto water and Na to increase blood volume, to increase blood pressure, and to increase cardiac output
This is a mixture of a solvent and solute
Solution
This is what the solute is dissolved in
The solution
What is the bodies solvent?
Water
What is equivalent to blood concentration
0.9% NaCl (normal saline)
What does too much water cause?
Dilution of the solute concentration
What happens if the brain becomes hypervolumic?
It doesn’t have anywhere to expand and when the cells swell it increases pressure and can cause swollen brain and seizures
What does the solute contain?
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Salts
- Vitamins
- Hormones
Is fat a solute?
NOPE
What is the average solute concentration?
0.9% solution of NaCl
This is the concentration of the solute
Osmolarity
Under the normal conditions, ICF ___ ECF
ICF=ECF
Where does water go if there is a decrease in the ECF solute concentration?
ICF (water follows salt, so if salt is higher in the cell compared to the outside, water goes into the cells too)
A membrane that is permeable to the solvent but not the solute
Semipermeable membrane
This is the flow of water across a semipermeable membrane
Osmosis
Low osmolality=
Less stuff