Fluids and Electrolytes

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE. Fluids account for about 70% of an adults total body weight

Answer 1

False. 60%

Question 2

Constitutes about 2/3 of fluid in a person’s total body weight

Answer 2

Intracellular fluid (ICF)

Question 3

Accounts for 1/3 of fluid in a person’s total body weight

Answer 3

Extracellular fluid (ECF)

Question 4

2 divisions of extracellular fluid

Answer 4

Intravascular space and interstitial space

Question 5

Fluid that surround the blood vessels

Answer 5

Intravascular space

Question 6

Fluid that surrounds the cell

Answer 6

Interstitial space

Question 7

Loss of extracellular fluid into a space that does not contribute to equilibrium between the ICF and ECF

Answer 7

Third- space fluid shift

Question 8

A substance that dissociates and forms ions when mixed with water

Answer 8

Electrolytes

Question 9

Major electrolytes in ICF

Answer 9

Potassium and phosphate

Question 10

Major electrolytes in ECF

Answer 10

Sodium and chloride

Question 11

Primary determinant of ECF concentration

Answer 11

Na level

Question 12

Any substance that ionizes in water and forms hydrogen ions and anions

Answer 12

Acid

Question 13

Any substance that can bind to hydrogen ions

Answer 13

Base

Question 14

A measure of acid- base balance

Answer 14

pH

Question 15

Normal pH for humans

Answer 15

7.4

Question 16

Involves fluid shifting through membranes from an area of low concentration to an area of higher solute concentration in an attempt to achieve physiologic balance

Answer 16

Osmosis

Question 17

Fluid movement from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration

Answer 17

Diffusion

Question 18

TRUE OR FALSE. Is the exchange of O2 and CO2 in between pulmonary capillaries and alveoli considered diffusion?

Answer 18

TRUE

Question 19

Removal of particles from a solution through the movement of fluid across a membrane or other partial barrier

Answer 19

Filtration

Question 20

Energy- requiring process that transports ions across the cell membrane against a concentration gradient

Answer 20

Active transport

Question 21

TRUE OR FALSE. Fluid loss is not a normal result of bodily function

Answer 21

False. It is normal

Question 22

How much fluid output do kids produce?

Answer 22

1-2 L daily

Question 23

How much fluid loss do average people have?

Answer 23

Sensible (perspiration)- 0-1000 ml/hr

Insensible (evaporation)- 600 ml/day

Question 24

How much fluid loss from the GI tract is considered normal?

Answer 24

100-200 ml/day