Week 3 Fluid Balance

Question 1

existing in a vein

Answer 1

Intravenous

Question 2

decreased intravascular, interstital or intracellular fluid

Answer 2

Fluid volume deficit

Question 3

too much fluid in the blood

Answer 3

Fluid volume excess

Question 4

decreased blood volume

Answer 4

Hypovolaemia

Question 5

excess fluid in body cavities and tissues

Answer 5

Oedema

Question 6

the movement of water across cell membranes from less concentration to high concentration

Answer 6

Osmosis

Question 7

The passage of materials through a membrane by force (ie the heart pumping)

Answer 7

Filtration

Question 8

molecules moving from an area of high concentration to low concentration

Answer 8

Diffusion

Question 9

ions moving across a cell to higher concentrations assisted by enzymes

Answer 9

Active transport

Question 10

substances dissolved into liquid

Answer 10

Solute

Question 11

the component of a solution that can dissolve a solute

Answer 11

Solvent

Question 12

substance used as a plasma expander in place of blood (albumin)

Answer 12

Colloid

Question 13

the term used to express the concentration of solutes in bodily fluids

Answer 13

Osmolality

Question 14

a solution in which crystals may form but is still able to move across membranes

Answer 14

Crystalloid

Question 15

has the same concentration of solutes as plasma

Answer 15

Isotonic

Question 16

has a greater concentration of solutes than plasma

Answer 16

Hypertonic

Question 17

has less concentration of solutes than plasma

Answer 17

Hypotonic

Question 18

when plasma pulls water from interstitial spaces to vascular compartments

Answer 18

Colloid osmotic pressure

Question 19

the pressure exerted by a fluid within a closed system on the walls of the container it is in

Answer 19

Hydrostatic pressure

Question 20

2/3 of the total body fluid of adults is normally found in which space?

Answer 20

Intracellular space

Question 21

Dehydration and Hypovolaemia are both examples of:

Answer 21

Fluid Volume Deficit

Question 22

Clinical assessment of fluid balance can include assessment of:

Answer 22

Mucous membranes

Question 23

If a medication is to be given via an intravenous route the additive label colour should be:

Answer 23

Blue

Question 24

Intravenous fluid orders must include:

Answer 24

The volume to be infused

Question 25

Clinical signs of Phlebitis include:

Answer 25

Site is swollen, inflamed, warm and painful

Question 26

The two (2) major fluid compartmentsin the human body are:

Answer 26

Intracellular and Extracellular

Question 27

If extravasation of intravenous fluid is detected the immediate action to take is:

Answer 27

Stop the infusion

Question 28

If a PIVC insertion site is swollen, cool and painful the cause is most likely to be due to:

Answer 28

Infiltration

Question 29

Three (3) different types of intravenous fluids are:

Answer 29

Blood, Crystalloids, Colloids