Elimination + Fluid Electrolyte Balance Flashcards
Peristalsis
Contraction of circular and longitudinal muscle
Every 3-12 mins
Mass Peristalsis Sweeps
Often after ingestion = why we want to go after eating
1-4 each 24 hours
Parasympathetic vs Sympathetic with movement
Parasympathetic - stimulates movement
Sympathetic - inhibits movement
IPPA
Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
Kidney
Filters Blood
Ureter
Urine from kidneys to bladder
Where does urine exit the bladder?
Urine exits via Urethra
Micturition
Process of emptying the bladder
Nerve centres in brain and spinal cord control micturition
Is incontinence a symptom or disease?
symptom
Normal pH range for urine
4.6-8
normal 6
Nonelectrolyte
urea, glucose, creatinine, protein
Electrolyte
substances whose molecules dissociate or split into ions when places in water
Cation
Positively charged ion
Anion
Negatively charges ion
4 Extracellular fluids
Intravascular
Interstital
Lymph
Transcellular