Electrolytes and Acid-Base Disorders Flashcards
TBW of term infants
75%
TBW from the first year of life until puberty
60%
TBW at the end of puberty, males
60%
TBW at the end of puberty, females
50%
ICF is ___% of TBW
30-40
ECF is ___% of TBW
20-25
Plasma is ___% of TBW
5
IF is ___% of TBW
15
Normal plasma osmolality
285-295 mOsm/kg
Formula for osmolality
2Na + Gluc/18 + BUN/2.8
Formula for effective osmolality
2Na + Gluc/18
Effective osmolality is aka
Tonicity
Determines the osmotic force that is mediating the shift of water between the ICF and ECF
Effective osmolality (tonicity)
Formula for corrected Na in hyperglycemia
Measured sodium + [1.6 (glucose – 100) / 100]
Osmolal gap is a clinical clue to
Presence of unmeasured osmoles and may indicate poisoning with methanol or ethylene glycol
Osmolal gap is present if
Measured osm exceeds calculated osm bby >10 mOsm/kg
Elevated effective osmolality leads to secretion of what hormone
ADH
Most important determinant of renal Na excretion
Volume status of the child
Main sites for precise regulation of Na balance in the kidney
Distal tubule and collecting duct
Accounts for elevated BUN and uric acid in dehydration
Resorption of uric acid and urea in the proximal tubule when Na retention increases
Increase in blood volume stimulates release of what hormone
ANP –> increase in GFR –> inhibition of Na resorption in the medullary portion of the collecting duct
Na intake is recommended not to exceed
2500mg/day
T/F Presence of glucose enhances Na absorption in the GIT
T
Most devastating consequence of hypernatremia
Brain hemorrhage
Goal in hypernatremia is to decrease Na by ___
<12meq/L every 24 hrs or 0.5meq/L/hr
In hypernatremic dehydration, first priority is to
Restore intravascular volume with ISOTONIC solution, preferably normal saline
Why is NSS>LR in restoration of intravascular volume in hypernatremic dehydration
Low Na concentration of LR can cause serum Na to decrease too rapdily
Formula for water deficit
Weight x 0.6 (1-145/Na)
MCC of hypovolemic hyponatremia
Diarrhea
Type of hyponatremia seen in heart failure and renal failure
Hypervolemic hyponatremia
Type of hyponatremia seen in SIADH
Euvolemic hyponatremia
Responsible for most of the symptoms of hyponatremia
Brain cell swelling
Traditional first step in the diagnostic process in hyponatremia
Determination of plasma osmolality
Low vs normal osmolality vs high osmolality: True hyponatremia
Low
Low vs normal osmolality vs high osmolality: Pseudohyponatremia
Normal
Low vs normal osmolality vs high osmolality: Elevation of another effective osmole, e.g. glucose
High
To prevent central pontine myelinosis, correction of hyponatremia should not be more than ___meq/L in 48 hours
18
Each mL of 3% NaCl (HTS) increases Na by approximately
1 meq/L
Insulin increases movement of K into the cells by activating
Na-K-ATPase
T/F Decrease in pH drives potassium extracellularly
T
Mechanism of beta agonist in cases of hyperkalemia
Increases movement of K into the cells by activating Na-K-ATPase
T/F α-agonists causes a net movement of K out of the cell
T
T/F Exercise causes a net movement of K out of the cell
T
Principal hormone regulating potassium secretion
Aldosterone
Most important effects of hyperkalemia are due to
Role of K in membrane polarization
ECG changes in hyperkalemia begins with
Peaking of T waves –> OTHER: ST depression, increased PR, flattening of P, widening of QRS –> Vfib
Useful method to evaluate renal response to hyperkalemia
TTKG (Transtubular potassium gradient)