Vocabulary Flashcards
Active transport
Process of chemical distribution that requires an energy source
Air embolism
Bubble of air in the vascular system
Anions
Electrolytes with a negative charge
Blood Substitute
Fluids that when transfused carry and distribute oxygen to cells, tissues, and organs; also known as oxygen therapeutics.
Cations
Electrolytes with a positive charge
Circulatory overload
Severely compromised heart function
Colloid solutions
Water and molecules of suspended substances, such as blood cells, and blood products such as albumin
Colloidal OsmoticPressure
Force for attracting water
Colloids
Undissolved protein substances
Crystalloid Solutions
Water and other uniformly dissolved crystals, such as salt and sugar
Dehydration
Fluid deficit in both extracellular and intracellular compartments
Drop factor
Number of drops per milliliter in intravenous tubing.
Edema
Excessive fluid in tissue
Electrochemical neutrality
Balance of cations with anions
Electrolytes
Chemical compounds, such as sodium and chloride, that are dissolved, absorbed, and distributed in body fluid and possess an electrical charge.
Emulsion
Mixture of two liquids, one of which is insoluble in the other
Extracellular Fluid
Fluid outside cells
Facilitated Diffusion
Process in which certain dissolved substances require the assistance of a carrier molecule to pass from one side of a semipermeable membrane to the other
Filtration
Process that regulates the movement of water and substances from a compartment where the pressure is high to one where the pressure is lower