ICM Flashcards
What is the intracellular fluid composed of?
High Potassium
Low Sodium
How is the intracellular gradient maintained?
Sodium-Potassium pump
What is interstitial fluid composed of?
High Sodium
Low Potassium
(Identical to blood but with lower levels of protein, and no red blood cells)
What is intravascular fluid composed of?
High Sodium
Low Potassium
(Identical to interstitial fluid but with higher protein and red blood cells)
What are the 2 fluid compartments of the body?
Intracellular
Extracellular
Which of the 2 major fluid compartments contain the most fluid?
Intracellular
What is extracellular fluid divided into?
Interstitial and Intravenous
Which is the smallest fluid compartment?
Intravenous (part of the extracellular compartment)
What are the basic daily requirements of sodium, potassium and fluid?
Sodium- 2mmols/kg/day
Potassium- 1mmol/kg/day
Fluid- 1-1.5mls/kg/hour (for adults, roughly 1.5l- 2.5l per day)
How much urine is lost on average per day?
1ml/kg/hr (adults, roughly 1.5l- 2.5l per day)
What are the 2 types of fluid?
Crystalloid and Colloid
Describe a crystalloid fluid
give examples of crystalloid fluids
Crystalloid fluids have low mollecular weight salts or sugars, that can pass freely between the intravascular and interstitial compartments. (Stays in the extracellular compartment)
Hartman’s
Dextrose
Normal Saline
Describe colloid fluids
give examples of colloid fluids
Colloid fluids are larger molecules and may take longer to diffuse out of the intravascular space.
Gelatins
Albumin
Plasma proteins
What is the purple blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Full blood count
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Blood film
Red cell folate
it contains EDTA, a strong anti-clotting factor
What is the pink blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Group and save
Crossmatch
Coomb’s test
it contains EDTA, a strong anti-coagulant
What is the blue blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Coagulation screen
INR
D-dimer
it contains sodium citrate, a reversible anticoagulant
What is the yellow blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Urea and Electrolytes (Us+Es) C-reactive protein (CRP) Liver function tests (LFTs) Amylase Troponins Creatine Kinase (CK) Lipid profile
it contains silica particles and a serum separating gel
What does the grey blood bottle test for?
What does it contain?
Glucose
Lactate
It contains sodium fluoride as an antiglycolytic agent and potassium oxalate as an anticoagulant
What is the red blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Hormones Toxicology Drug levels Bacterial and viral serology Antibodies
It contains silica particles, acting as a clot activator
What is the dark green blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Ammonia
Insulin
Renin and aldosterone
It contains sodium heparin which acts as an anticoagulant
What is the light green blood bottle used for?
What does it contain?
Routine biochemistry (although the yellow bottle tends to be preferred)
it contains lithium heparin as an anticoagulant and plasma separator gel
What is the blue lidded blood culture bottle used for?
Aerobic organisms
What is the purple liddd blood culture bottle used for?
Anaerobic organisms
What order do you take bloods in?
- Blood cultures
- Blue bottles
- Red bottles
- Yellow bottles
- Black bottles
- Green bottles
- Navy bottles
- Purple bottles
- Grey bottles
- Pink bottles
Why is there a specific order for collecting blood?
To avoid contaminating samples with the products that the bottles contain, anticoagulants etc.
How many times should you invert the blood bottles?
5-8 times
Which blood bottle label should you write by hand at the bedside?
Pink bottle- to avoid cross match errors
What are the 5 sites for intra-muscular injections?
Deltoid Dorsogluteal Rectus femoris Vastus Lateralis Ventrogluteal
How long should intra-muscular needles be?
Long enough to penetrate the muscle and still leave 1/4 of the needle to remain external.
Commonly 21-23 G
Why should you use the smallest needle size possible?
Reduce the risk of thromboli; blood can still flow around it.
How tight should the tourniquet be?
Tight enough to occlude venous flow but not arterial flow; you should be able to fit 2 fingers under the torniquet
When would you not want to cannulate in the veins of the forearm?
If the patient has any fistulas, i.e. if they are on or due to have dialysis treatment
Give the size of cannula going from smallest to largest
Yellow Blue Pink Green Black Grey Brown
What questionnaire can you use to assess anxiety?
The GAD-7 questionnaire
What questionnaire can you use to assess depression?
The PHQ-9 questionnaire
List the scores and severity for anxiety when using the GAD-7 questionnaire
Mild= 0-5 Moderate= 6-10 Moderate-Severe= 11-15 Severe= 16-21