Water and Sodium Flashcards

1
Q

what is the distribution of water in the body?

A

60% of mass = water
20% Extracellular (more interstitial - less intravascular)
40% intracellular
7% plasma

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2
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interstitial fluid + plasma = what?

A

extracellular fluid

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3
Q

what does isotonic mean?

A

osmolality is the same

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4
Q

what part of the brain watches plasma osmolarlity?

A

the hypothalamus

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5
Q

what does ECF contain?

A

sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, glucose, urea,

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6
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what does ICF contain?

A

predominantly potassium

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7
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what is the equation for plasma osmolality?

A

2[Na] + 2[K] + urea + glucose mmol/L

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8
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what effect on plasma osmolality does alcohol have?

A

alcohol increases plasma osmolality

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9
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what is normal ECF osmolality?

A

275-295 mmol/kg

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10
Q

why is water not given intravenously?

A

water is hypotonic vs cells - would cause haemolysis of blood cells

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11
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what happens when someone is deprived of water?

A

there is an increase in ECF osmolality.
water moves from ICF to ECF - and the hypothalamus activates the ‘thirst centre’
releases ADH from posterior pituitary

renal water retention (less wee)

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12
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what controls ECF volume?

A

the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

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13
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what is renin?

A

a kidney enzyme that acts on the protein angiotensin to form angiotensin 1

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14
Q

what synthesises aldosterone?

A

the adrenal cortex

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15
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what does aldosterone do?

A

promotes sodium reabsoprtion and potassium secretion

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16
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what is angiotensin 2?

A

a vasoconstrictor

17
Q

what happens when there is excess water in the body?

A

ECF osmolality decreases.

water moved into the ICF, and ADH is inhibited from the posterior pituitary gland.

18
Q

what is volume overload?

A

ECF volume expansion

19
Q

what can volume overload cause?

A
heart failure, 
loss of intravascular fluid into interstitial space
low effective circulation volume
renal sodium retention + water retention
loss of plasma protein
20
Q

what is oedema?

A

the accumulation of extra interstitial fluid - which disrupts filtration and osmotic forces.

21
Q

what is hydrostatic pressure?

A

the pressure exerted by fluid in equilibrium - caused by the heart

22
Q

what is oncotic pressure?

A

a form of pressure caused by proteins in fluid - mostly albumin

23
Q

how does oncotic pressure work?

A

proteins in capillaries can’t move across the well and thus pull water back into circulation

24
Q

what is serous effusion?

A

excess water in a body cavity

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what is pathogenesis?
increased fluid leakage into interstitial space or impaired reabsorption of fluid.
26
what is venous oedema?
a blockage at one end which pushes water into the interstitial fluid
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what is lymphatic oedema?
when the lymphatic system is blocked and water builds up in the interstitial fluid
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what is hypalbuminaemic oedema?
low proteins, so can't reabsorb the water as there are no proteins to pull the water back in.
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what is pleural effusion?
when the balance between hydrostatic and oncotic forces in the visceral and parietal pleural vessels is off so the pleural space becomes filled with more fluid.
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what is transudate?
when the fluid is pushed through the capillary due to high pressure within the capillary - low protein in the extravascular fluid