powerpoint two Flashcards
What is ascites?
peritoneal cav
What is anasarca?
general edema
What is the most often seen type of fluid imbalance?
Dehydration
What is dehydration defined as?
Deficiency of body H2O or excessive loss
What is output in dehydration compared to the intake?
Greater than intake
What are the conditions of dehydration?
vomitting, diarrhea, diuretic abuse, decreased fluid intake, excessive sweating etc
Early dehydration equals what?
increased thirst and fluid intake
Dehydration: Body compensates=
reduction of urine
What does ICF move into?
IVF
Server dehydration can result in what?
Confusing, coma-> death
what is the percent of water that is vital to babies life?
45% to 77%
What does water have a major role in?
Regulation of Blood pressure.
How much of a childs body is made of water?
77%
How much of a man’s body is made of water?
60%
How much of a woman’s body is made of water?
50%
Why does a woman have less water that a man?
Because they have more fat cells.
Water is a primary what?
Solvent and compound
Water is a what agent?
suspension
What does water regulate in the body?
pH, fluid pressure, temp, inside and outside cells
What does water assist with?
chemical reactions
What does water transport in solutions?
nutrients and O2 to cells and waste from cells
What are the three types of solutions?
Isotonic, Hypertonic and hypotonic
What is a isotonic solution?
Solutions exerting equal pressure on opposite side of the membrane
What is the normal saline solution amount?
0.9% NaCl
