Fluid And Electrolytes Imbalance Flashcards
Factors requiring fluid therapy
Disease preventing oral intake - peritonitis, surgery
Intestinal resection
Surgical and medical conditions - intestinal obstruction, diarrhea, vomiting
Percentage of total body water of adult male from weight
60%
Percentage of total body water of adult female from weight
50%
Determinants of total body water
Age
Sex
Degree of obesity
2 compartments of water distribution
Intracellular - 40% or 2/3 of TBW (28L)
Extracellular - 20% or 1/3 of TBW ( 14L)
Extracellular division in TBW
Intravascular
Extravascular
Amount of potassium in the cells
140 mmol per liter
Amount of sodium in extracellular
135-145 mmol/l
Most important cations and onions in the intracellular compartment
Potassium 140
Magnesium 15
phosphate 26
proteins 9
Most important onions and cations in the extracellular compartment
Sodium 135-145
chloride 95-105
bicarbonate24-29
Water gained and lost every day in tropical and temperate regions
3400 mL
2700ml
Amounts of water necessary in fluid therapy in the tropic and temperate regions in surgical patients who is expected not to pass stool
Reduced to 3L in tropics
2300ml in temperate
How do we compensate in flu therapy for high temperature Leading to more sweating
12% of the daily requirement in fluid added added for every 1°C rise
Sodium lost in the tropics and temperate regions
Tropics - 130-140mmol
Temperate - 90-120mmol
Potassium lost in the tropics and temperate regions
Tropics - 60mmol
Temperate - 70mmol