Electrolytes
What are the 4 main electrolytes?
sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium
50-60%
What's the body's main source of energy?
Carbohydrates
What system do enteral tube feedings provide for?
GI tract
Why does respiratory alkalosis occur?
too much carbon dioxide
What vitamin is needed for calcium absorption
Vitamin D
What type of fluid do babies retain more?
Extracellular fluid
What amino acid is important for wound healing?
protein
What position do patients need to be placed in?
High-Fowler's
increased bicarbonate is what type of metabolic imbalance?
What electrolyte can cause heart attacks or death?
potassium
What percentage does ECF take of total body fluid
35%
What do fats provide for the body?
energy and vitamins
What's the range for gastric contents?
0-5 pH
what organs regulate acid-base balances
lungs and kidneys?
What's the function of magnesium?
Intracellular fluid is composed of ____ of the total body fluid
65%
Full liquid
how many mL are needed to flush tubing
30mL
The lungs fail to remove _______ leading to respiratory acidosis
carbon dioxide
What's the second most abundant electrolyte in the body?
Chloride
Hypervolemia is caused by what
excessive water and solute retention
What is a low residue diet?
What size syringe do you need for feedings (mL)
60 mL
Too much lactic acid in the _____ and ____ causes lactic acidosis