Signs & Symptoms
In an accumulation of fluid in the body areas most affected by gravity (the feet, ankles, sacrum, buttocks)
What is Dependent Edema?
What is Base?
What is an Anion?
Substances that release hydrogen
What is Acids?
Low volume of extracellular (ECF)
What is Hypovolemia?
Process that promotes the movement of fluid and some dissolved chemicals through a semi permeable membrane using pressure differences
What is Filtration?
Excessive accumulation of acids or an excessive loss of bicarbonate in body fluids; can occur as a result of metabolic or respiratory alterations.
What is Acidosis?
Positively and negatively charged substances are called
What is an Ion?
Water located within cells
What is Intracellular Fluid?
Substances that carry an electrical charge when dissolved in fluid
What is an electrolyte?
Assessment finding in which skin remains elevated and is slow to return to underlying tissue when pinched
What is Skin Tenting?
Water located between cells.
What is Interstitial Fluid?
Positive-charged electrolyte
What is a Cation?
Movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a lower to high concentration of solutes
What is Osmosis?
High relation of blood components in relation to watery plasma
What is Hemoconcentration?
Experiencing numbness or tingling in the hands or face, hand tremor, muscle twitching, new onset confusion are all symptoms of
What is Alkalosis?
Process in which dissolved substances such as electrolytes move from an area of high concentration of solutes to an area of lower concentration of solutes through semipermeable membrane. Does not use energy
What is Passive Diffusion?
Use of energy to move chemicals from an area of low concentration to an area of higher concentration
What is Active Transport?
Water located in the plasma (serum) portion of blood
Which is Intravascular Fluid?
Concentration of substances in blood
What is Serum Osmolality?
Dyspnea, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, confusion, and fatigue
What is Acidosis?
Translocation of fluid from the intravascular or intercellular spaces to tissue compartments, where it is trapped and useless
What is third spacing?
3.5-5.0 mEq/L normal range
What is K+ (potassium)?
Chain of chemicals that increases both blood pressure and blood volume
What is renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
135-145 mEq/L normal range
What is Na+ (sodium)?