Sodium and water balance

Question 1

what is water balance cotrolled by

Answer 1

anti diuretic hormone

Question 2

what does ADH doe

Answer 2

makes you pee less as it causes water to be reasborbed from the renal tubules

Question 3

how do we measure urine conc/ dilution

Answer 3

urine osmolality

Question 4

low adh meaning

Answer 4

large volume of dilute urine

Question 5

high adh meaning

Answer 5

small volume of conc urine

Question 6

concentration and osmolality

Answer 6

concentrated urine = hihg osmolality
dilute urine = low osmolality

Question 7

refernce interval of sodium water balance

Answer 7

135-145

Question 8

where is sodium mostly confined to

Answer 8

extracellular fluid
pump in plasma membrane keeping it there

Question 9

what does water follow

Answer 9

solute - sodium

Question 10

SIADH

Answer 10

condition where the bdy produces too much antidiuretic hormone - ADH also known as vasopressin

Question 11

action of vasopressin

Answer 11

regulates water balance in the body by controlling the amount of water the kidneys absorb

Question 12

what triggers the releaese of ADH

Answer 12

increase in the osmolality of the blood

Question 13

signs of high ADH

Answer 13

coughing
tiredness
sob
pulmonary oedema
pumping action of heart grows weaker
pleural effusion
swelling in abdomen

Question 14

low na signs

Answer 14

increased pulse
dry mucous membranes
soft/ sunken eyeballs
decreased consciousness
decreased skin turgor
postural decreased in blood pressure
decraesed urine output

Question 15

what is oedema treated with

Answer 15

loop diuretics

Question 16

what does an oedematous patient have

Answer 16

too much water and sodium