A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach
What is Nasogastric tube
100
A solution that has the same salt concentration as the normal cells of the body and the blood
What is Isotonic solution
100
A method of mechanically cleansing the blood outside of the body, in order to remove various substances that would normally be cleared by the kidneys
What is Hemodialysis
100
Fluid the fluid outside our cell
What is Extracellular fluid
100
An excessive accumulation of fluid in the body caused by excessive parenteral infusion or deficiencies in cardiovascular or renal fluid volume regulation
What is Fluid overload
200
Is a way of supplying all the nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system and dripping nutrient solution directly into a vein
What is Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
200
A solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood
What is Hypotonic solution
200
A type of hemodialysis in which the peritoneum surrounding the abdominal cavity is used as a dialyzing membrane for removal of waste products or toxins accumulated as a result of renal failure.
What is Peritoneal Dialysis
200
Fluid inside our cell
What is Intracellular fluid
200
A decreased output of urine (usually less than 500 ml/day
What is oliguria
300
The introduction of a nutrient solution through a tube that has been surgically inserted into the stomach through the abdominal wall
What is gastrostomy feeding
300
A solution that draws fluids from the intercellular fluid causing cells to shrink and extracellular fluid to expand
What is Hypertonic solution
300
A condition of abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissues between the body's cells (interstitial spaces).
What is Edema
300
The ability of the body or a cell to seek and maintain a condition of equilibrium or stability within its internal environment when dealing with external changes
What is Homeostasis
300
Complete suppression of urine formation by the kidney.
What is Anuria
400
Giving the feeding at one time over a short period of time
What is Bolus feeding
400
The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
What is Diffusion
400
The accumulation of fluid (usually serous fluid which is a pale yellow and clear fluid) in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity
What is Ascities
400
Major cation in the intracellular fluid and important in maintain intracellular water balance
What is potassium
400
Extracellular fluid excess due to: increased intake/iatrogenic; renalfailure; liver failure
What is Hypervolemia
500
Giving the tube feeding spaced out through the day for example every 4 hours
What is Intermittent feeding
500
The diffusion of water across a semi-permeable (or differentially permeable or selectively permeable) membrane
What is Osmosis
500
Gastric dumping syndrome or rapid gastric emptying is a condition where ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the small intestine largely undigested
What is Dumping syndrome
500
Major cation in the extracellular fluid and important in controlling and regulation water balance
What is sodium
500
Extracellular and/or intracellular fluid loss due to: diminished intake; diabetes mellitus/insipidus; burns or
wound draining; diaphoresis;diarrhea or vomiting