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Definition Please
I need my electrolytes
I value my labs
Water-I need Water!
I need balance
100
The passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower concentration of solutes to an area of higher concentration of solutes.
What is osmosis
100
Lethargy, altered mental state, seizures.
What is sodium?
100
3.5-5 mEq/L
What is potassium?
100
output through the kidneys and GI tract
What is sensible water loss?
100

Concentration of solutions.

What is osmolarity?

200
Second spacing of fluid
What is edema?
200
dysrhythmias, weakness and fatigue, abdominal cramps, diarrhea
What is potassium?
200
135-145 mEq/L
What is sodium
200
60%
What is the averge percentage of body weight that is water?
200

A solution of lower solute concentration

What is hypotonic solution?

300
Best indicator of fluid balance.
What is the daily weight?
300
Chvostek's sign, Trousseau's sign, seizures.
What is calcium?
300
4.5-5.5 mEq/L
What is calcium?
300
Thirst control center
What is the hypothalamus?
300

Solutions that have the same tonicity as body fluids

What is an isotonic solution?

400
The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions.
What is homeostasis?
400
Postural hypotension, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, dry mucous membranes.
What is sodium?
400
4.5-5.5 mEq/L
What is magnesium?
400
2200-2700 mL per day
What is the average adult's intake?
400
An increase in hydrogen ions.
What is acidosis?
500
Two distinct compartments in which body fluids are distributed.
What are intracellular and extracellular?
500
muscle tremors, hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, tachycardia, hypertension.
What is magnesium?
500
7.35-7.45
What is normal pH?
500
excess fluid loss, as in excessive vomiting and hemorrhage.
What is hypovolemia?
500
decrease in hydrogen ions or increase in amount of blood buffers.
What is alkalosis?