Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Flashcards
Is the range that cells function within limited?
Yes
What does electrolyte concentration impact?
The elevtrical activity of both NERVE and MUSCLE cells
What is understanding the pathology of a disease
Understanding what is happening at the CELLULAR level
What is the most important electrolyte
Potassium
What is most important when it comes the body fluid and elevtrolytes
BALANCE
What does it mean if you have dry mucouses and feel dizzy
Dehydration
What should equal fluid gain
fluid loss
Why is it important to drink more water when you have a fever
Increased metabolic rate, mouth breathing
What type of fluid loss is difficult to measure
Insensible
What are some examples of insensible fluid loss
SKIN, LUNGS
What is insensible fluid loss effected by
Humidity and respiratory rate
What type of fluid loss is easy to measure
Sensible
What are some examples of sensible fluid loss
Urine, feces, wound drainage
Where is 2/3 of the total body water
Intracellular fluid
Where is 1/3 of the total body water
Extracellular fluid
What is the interstitial fluid
Between the cells and outside blood vessels
What is intravascular fluid
Inside blood vessels
What is blood plasma
Intravacular fluid
Where are lymph and transcellular fluids
Fluids around joints and organs
What are sweat and urine
Lymph and transcellular fluids
What are the three type of passive transposrt
DIFFUSION, OSMOSIS, FILTRATION
What is diffusion
Movement of SOLUTES from HIGH concentration to LOW conentration
What are some examples of solutes
Salt or sugar
What is osmosis
Movement of WATER across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of LOWER PARTICLE concentration to an area of HIGHER PARTICLE concentration