Phys 1 Flashcards
What is the 60-40-20 rule?
60% of body weight is fluid
40% of body fluid is ICF
20% of body fluid is ECF
Where do all solutes and water that enter the body have to go first?
the ECF
What is the relationship between ECF and ICF?
they are in osmotic equilibrium (fluid moves between them with osmotic pressure gradient)
*equilibrium is typically reach by moving water, not solutes
What is third spacing?
problematic–>too much fluid shifts from the blood vessels into the nonfunctional area of cells
ECF vs. ICF in solute concentration
ECF: Na+, Cl-
ICF: K+
What is an electrolyte? non electrolyte?
a. dissociate into ions in water
b. contain covalent bonds that prevent them from dissociated in solution and therefore have no electrical charge
What is osmolality? osmolarity?
- measure of the number of osmotically active particles per kilogram H2O
- number of osmotically active particles per liter of total solution
What are the normal ranges of: Na+? Cl-? K+? Albumin? Creatinine?
- 135-147 mEq/L
- 95-105 mEq/L
- 3.5-5 mEq/L
- 3.5-5.5 g/dl
- .6-1.2 mg/dl
Blood contains ICF and ECF, what components do they represent?
- ECF: fluid in plasma
- ICF: fluid in RBCs
*decreased ECF–>{increased plasma protein]
Normal values of hematocrits
men: .40
women: .36
How does gains/losses of ECF and ICF affect hematocrit?
- ECF gain: decrease
- ECF loss: increase
- ICF gain: increase
- ICF loss: decrease
Gibbs-Donnan Effect
Presence of negatively charged proteins creates two events
- Protein particles create an oncotic gradient favoring the movement of water into the cell
- Negative charges on proteins creates an electrical environment, favoring movement of charges into the cell
How do we counteract the Gibbs-Donnan Effect?
Na/K ATPase (pumps Na out of the cell, so water doesn’t flood the cell)
What two factors make the free movement of fluid possible?
- water molecules diffuse through capillary walls faster than blood
- there is a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the vessels
What way does hydrostatic pressure move fluid? plasma colloid osmotic pressure?
- capillary–>interstitial fluid (called filtration)
2. interstitial fluid–>capillary (called absorption; helped by albumin)
Define: isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic
- isotonic: cell environment has a NaCl concentration equal to .85%
- hypertonic: cells environment has a NaCl concentration greater than .85% (in hypertonic solution, cells shrink)
- hypotonic: cells environment has a NaCl concentration less than .85% (in hypotonic solution, cells swell)