Water Flashcards
What is the major factor for variations in body water content?
Fat content
What makes up total body water?
Intracellular fluid
Extracellular fluid
What makes up extracellular fluid?
Intravascular fluid
Interstitial fluid
Where is water lost in the body?
Respiratory tract via breathing GI tract vis saliva Skin via sweat Urinary system Eyes via tears
How is water gained in the body?
GI tract via food and drink
Intravenous
Define euhydration?
Normal body chemistry
Follows a sinusoidal wave due to eating and drinking
What is a normal plasma osmolality value?
<290mosmol/kg
What is a normal urine osmolality value?
<700mosmol/kg
Define hyperhydration?
Positive water state
Define hypohydration?
Negative water state
Define dehydration?
The process of losing water
Could be from euhydration to hypohydration
Could be from hyperhydration to euhydration
How is water balance regulated?
Physiological regulation
Behavioural regulation
How is water balance physiologically regulated?
Hypothalamus
Neurohypothysis
Kidneys - major regulatory organ
Physiological responses can only limit water loss
How is water balance behaviourally regulated?
They require an increase in water balance
What is the function of vasopressin?
Regulates a cascade in event
Leads to increased insertion of aquaporin into the lumen
More water passes through the kidney and back into the interstitial space/blood
Define the dehydration process? (Cheuvront & Keneflick 2014?
Intracellular/osmotic dehydration occurs during exercise
1.4L loss in BW -> small loss of plasma volume -> signals via an increase in plasma osmolality
How can an increase in water retention or acqusition be signalled?
Via arginine-vasopressin that acts on the kidney to increase renal water retention
Via thirst to increase water acquisition
How might hypohydration occur in athletes?
Start exercise hypohydrated
Become hypohydration during exercise when the amount of fluid consumed is below sweat rate
The relationship between serum osmolality and hydration? (James & Shirreffs 2013)
Serum osmolality is the gold standard measure
Serum osmolality mirrors the response on body mass and hydration
If hydration is maintained serum osmolality response is also maintained
The effect of exercise-induced dehydration on serum osmolality? (James)
Progressive dehydration during exercise is mirrored in serum osmolality response (increase)
More dehydrated the greater the serum osmolality response
If hydration is maintained serum osmolality response is also maintained
How can urine be measured? (Armstrong 1998)
Osmolality
Specific gravity
Assessing colour and concentration
Indicators of hypohydration and hydration status