Fluid Transport
Homeostatic Mechanisms
Electrolytes 1
Electrolytes 2
Acid-Base Balance
100

This is the tonicity of of blood, normal

What is isotonic

100

This is the 3 letter abbreviation for the peptide made by high ventricular filling pressure

What is BNP?
100

This is the correct terminology for a potassium level below 3.5mEq/L

What is hypokalemia

100

This is the term used to describe sodium levels greater than 145mEq/L

What is Hypernatremia?

100

This is the normal range for pH in humans.

What is 7.35-7.45?

200
The movement of ions without the expenditure of energy

What is Passive Transport?

200

This is the hormone created by the Pituitary gland to reduce water excretion

What is ADH? (Antidiuretic Hormone)

200

This is the normal range for sodium in the bloodstream

What is 135-145mEq/L?

200

This electrolyte is primarily recognized for it's role in acid-base balance

What is chloride

200

This is the primary ion that determines pH.

What is Hydrogen?

300

The passage of water from lower concentration to higher concentration

What is Osmosis

300

These are the two signs exhibited with hypocalcemia

What are Trousseau's sign and Chvostek's sign?

300

This is the normal level for total calcium in the blood

What is 8.6-10.2mg/dL?

300

This electrolyte is recognized for it's ability to relax smooth muscles, can be given as a treatment for asthma, and can help with muscle pain.

What is magnesium

300

This acid-base buffer is slow and regulated by the kidneys

What is Bicarbonate (HCO3)?

400

Name at least 2 of the 3 plasma proteins that help create oncotic pressure

What is albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen? 

400

When measuring orthostatic hypotension, a positive reading is when systolic BP drops by how many points

What is 20mmhg?

400

The U-wave is present in this electrolyte pathology

What is hypokalemia

400

This hormone greatly affected calcium levels in the bloodstream.

What is Parathyroid hormone (PTH)?

400

A patient is hyperventilating. They will have this type of imbalance.

What is Respiratory Alkalosis?

500

Name the three types of passive transport:

What are diffusion, filtration, and osmosis? 

500

This is the grade used to describe +3 edema. Both depth and seconds must be included

What is a 6mm deep and 10-12 seconds to rebound?

500

Magnesium, when low, can cause this lethal arrythmia. 

What is (polymorphic) ventricular tachycardia, a.k.a. Torsades de pointes?

500

This electrolyte is the backbone of nucleic acids

What is phosphorus?

500

This protein helps regulate pH by working with chloride to release bicarbonate 

What is Hemoglobin?