Fluid & Hemodynamic Disorders Flashcards
1
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Dehydration
A
Total volume of body fluids is less than normal
2
Q
Edema
A
Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body’s tissues
3
Q
Hemorrhage
A
An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse
4
Q
Shock
A
Severe hypotension (decrease in blood pressure) that compromises the supply of nutrients and oxygen to tissues
5
Q
Hyperemia
A
Increase of blood flow to different tissues in the body clinically presenting as erythema (redness)
6
Q
Thrombosis
A
The abnormal formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel
7
Q
Embolism
A
When part or whole of a thrombus is dislodged and circulates through the bloodstream
8
Q
Hypo/Hypernatremia
A
Low or high sodium levels in blood
9
Q
Hypo/Hyperkalemia
A
Low or high potassium levels in blood
