Patho Quiz Flashcards
What are the fluid % of Adults?
60%
What are the fluid % of kids?
80%
What are the elderly fluid %?
50% fluid 50% solid
Why are elderly and children more at risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalances?
Any shift in fluid can cause tremendous amount of consequences such a diseases and anything related to electrolyte imbalances
What is infants body composition like?
Body surface much larger, High metabolic rate and get dehydrated easily from fluid lost
What is elderly body composition like?
Increase fat, decrease muscle and water. Kidney less responsive.. Any fever can be very severe in the elderly
Of the 60% of fluid composition, what % is intracellular and extracellular?
40% intracellular, 20% extracellular (5% plasma & 14% interstitial & 1% transcellular)
Where is interstitial fluid?
Between vascular area and intracellular fluid
Why are fluids important?
Lubricate, solvent for chemical actions of metabolism, transport oxygen nutrients and wastes, regulate body temp, cushion as a shock absorber ( don’t break bones easily), and provide form for body ( stand up right)
Factors that influence fluid and electrolyte
Intake, absorption, distribution, and excretion
ECF- Plasma is also called what and located where?
Intravascular Fluid… Fluid outside cell but within vascular space, within the blood vessel
What are examples of ions in extracellular fluid ?
Na+, Cl-, HCO3 (bi carb)
What are examples of major ions in intracellular fluid?
K+, Mg++, HPO4 (hydrogen phosphate)
What is osmolarity ?
The measure of solute concentration in a solution
What are the normal limits of serum osmolarity?
275-290 Osm/L
How do you calculate serum osmolarity?
Take serum sodium level (Meq/L) and multiply by 2.. Will get Osm/L and tell you how over fluid/ dehydrated a person is
What are electrolytes?
Solutes that from ions (cation +/ Anion-) which have electrical charges that can cause fluid movement
What are the major electrolytes?
Na+, K+, Ca++, Mg++
Cl-, HCO3, HPO4–, SO4-
What is the fxn of EFC?
Volume and Concentration of EFC… regulates: blood & bodily fluids, transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity, and metabolic fxn
What is the function of K?
Muscle contraction and cardiac conduction
Where is K mostly at?
Think next of Kin, close to inside. INTRACELLULAR
What would cause K to move from EFC > ICF?
Insulin