water elecrtolyte imbalance Flashcards

1
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whast he distriubtuion of water in the cells and extracellular space

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2/3rd water in the celll and 1/3rd outside

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2
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dehyrdation

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refers to just water loss

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3
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when we loose water, where do we loose it from

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extracellular space first then intracellular

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4
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wchich type of dehydation is the most dangerous

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hypotonic because it can lead to cerebral edema and not only that but you start to loose fluid from the vessels - hypovolmeia ( less perfusion)

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5
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hypertonic and hypotonic

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hypertonic- water loss exceeds salt loss (shrink)

hypotonic; salt loss exceeds water loss (swell)

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