Exam 3: Lecture 28: Body fluids and clearence concepts Flashcards
What is the averge amount of total body water
60%
What is the percent of ICF
40% of BW
What is the percent of ECF
20% of BW
What is the percent of Intersitial fluid in ECF
16%
What is the percent of plasma in ECF
4%
What are/is the major cations in the ICF
K
Mg
What is/are the major anions in the ICF
proteins
organic phosphate
What part of the ECF bathes cells
interstitial fluid
What part of the ECF is the aqueous componet of blood - contains water and proteins
plasma
What is/are the major cations in the ECF
Na
What is/are the major anions in the ECF
Cl
HCO3-
Is the intersitial fluid
- filtered
- ultrafiltered
ultrafiltered of plasma
In a steady state, ICF must equal ?
ECF osmolarity and water shift freely across membranes
Where are large solutes / Na assumed to be confined as they cannot cross cell membranes freely
ECF
Where do loss or gain and/or electrolytes initially occur?
ECF
What is defined as decrease in ECF volume
volume contraction
What is defined as increases in ECF volume
volume expansion
What is defined as no change in ECF osmolarity
isosmotic distrurbance
What is defined as increase in ECF osmolarity
hyperosmotic distrubance
What is defined as decrease in ECF osmolarity
hypo-osmotic distrubance