Fluid Imbalance

Question 1

Extracellular fluid volume (ECV) imbalances

Answer 1

Extracellular fluid volume deficit
or
Extracellular fluid excess

Question 2

_______ means decreased vascular volume and often used when discussing ECV deficit.

Answer 2

hypovolemia

Question 3

______ is the disturbances of the amount of fluid in the extracellular compartment

Answer 3

extracellular fluid volume deficit

Question 4

______ imbalances are disturbances in the concentration of body fluids. They could be hypertonic or hypotonic.

Answer 4

osmolality