Fluids & Balance
This fluid shift occurs when water moves from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration.
What is Osmosis
This electrolyte is the major cation in the extracellular fluid.
What is sodium?
This BMP lab reflects kidney function and hydration status.
What is creatinine?
This lab reflects the body’s ability to fight infection.
What is WBC
This fluid compartment is found inside the cell.
What is Intracellular fluid (ICF)
Insensible water loss occurs through these two routes.
What is skin and lungs.
Low levels of this electrolyte commonly cause muscle weakness and fatigue.
What is potassium?
This BMP component measures blood sugar levels.
What is glucose?
This lab measures oxygen-carrying cells in the blood.
What is RBC.
This fluid compartment is found outside the cell.
What is extracellular fluid (ECF)
Sensible water loss occurs through this obvious route.
Urine
This electrolyte is essential for cardiac muscle contraction.
What is calcium?
These two BMP labs are key indicators of kidney function.
What are BUN and creatinine?
This lab measures the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
What is Hemoglobin (Hgb)
This term describes the body’s ability to maintain internal balance.
What is Homeostasis.
This type of IV fluid causes water to move into the cell.
What is Hypotonic
This electrolyte is closely linked with calcium and bone health.
What is phosphorus?
This BMP electrolyte helps regulate acid–base balance.
What is bicarbonate (CO₂)?
This lab reflects the percentage of red blood cells in whole blood.
What is Hematocrit (Hct)
This process allows particles to move from an area of high concentration to low concentration.
What is Diffusion>
This condition occurs when there is too much fluid in the vascular space.
What is fluid volume excess (hypervolemia)?
This electrolyte plays a key role in neuromuscular excitability and helps regulate potassium and calcium balance.
What is magnesium?
This BMP lab is affected by antacids and kidney disease.
What is calcium?
This lab is a nonspecific marker of inflammation used to trend response to treatment.
What is C-reactive protein (CRP)
This condition occurs when fluid shifts from the vascular space into interstitial or nonfunctional spaces.
What is Third Spacing.