Fluids Flashcards
How many L of fluid are there in a 70kg man?
42L
what % of fluid is in the intracellular compartment?
65% - 28L in 70kg man
what % fluid is in the extracellular compartment?
35% - 14L in 70kg man
what % of extracellular fluids are interstitial?
75% - 10.5L
what % of extracellular fluids are intravascular?
25% - 3.5L
what ion determines the distribution of water between the intra and extracellular compartments?
sodium
what are 3 characteristics of intracellular compartment?
high potassium conc
low sodium conc
intracellular solute conc is pretty constant
what are 2 features of extracellular fluids?
high sodium conc
low potassium conc
how many ml of water is released from metabolism a day approx?
400ml
what is the average fluid maintenance requirements of an adult with no extra losses?
2-2.5L per day
how many ml of water /kg should an adult have per day?
25-30 ml/kg/day
how much sodium, potassium and chloride should an adult have maintenance per day?
1 mmol/kg/day
what is the minimum glucose required for maintenance for an adult for one day?
50-100g/day of glucose to prevent starvation ketosis
what is the minimum urine output to aim for in adults?
0.5 ml/kg/h
what are approx GI losses per day?
100 ml/day
what are average insensible losses per day?
500-800ml /day
sweating leads to loss of which electrolyte?
sodium
what electrolytes are lost in diarrhoea?
sodium
potassium
bicarb
what electrolytes are lost in vomiting?
potassium
chloride
hydrogen
leads to hypercholraemic metabolic alkalosis
How many mmol of sodium and chloride are there in normal saline?
Sodium - 154
Chloride - 154
how much glucose is there in 5% glucose solution?
50g/litre
what is in Harmann’s solution?
sodium - 131
chloride - 111
potassium - 5
lactate - 29
calcium - 2
glucose - 0
what is the other name for hartmanns solution?
compound sodium lactate