Fluid Intake

Question 1

How much of the body is made up of fluid?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

What value of the blood is osmolality?

Answer 2

285 – 295 mOsmol.kg-1 H2O

Question 3

What is Dehydration?

Answer 3

• The process of losing fluid; everyone in here is dehydrating!

Question 4

What is Hypohydration?

Answer 4

Physiological state of ‘too little’ total body water

Question 5

What is Euhydration?

Answer 5

Physiological state of optimum ‘normal’ body water

Question 6

What is Hyperhydration?

Answer 6

Physiological state of ‘too much’ total body water

Question 7

What is Rehydration?

Answer 7

The process of gaining fluid; i.e. drinking

Question 8

What 4 ways does body lose fluid?

Answer 8

Sweat (controlled variable) - Skin perspiration
Urine (controlled variable)
Respiratory water loss
Faeces

Question 9

What 3 ways does the body gain fluid?

Answer 9

Ingested fluid
Fluid in food
Metabolic water gain

Question 10

What is hypotonic?

Answer 10

Pure Water

Question 11

What is isotonic?

Answer 11

Salty Water

Question 12

What is hypertonic?

Answer 12

Very salty water

Question 13

What happens to the osmolality when we drink too much?

Answer 13

Decrease osmolality

Question 14

If the level of dehydration is at 9-10% what side effects can you expect?

Answer 14

Exhaustion
collapse
death

Question 15

Name 3 hydration assessment methods?

Answer 15

• Body mass
• Urine
• Blood

Question 16

Two types of Fluid movement

Answer 16

• Active Transport

* Passive Transport