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Anasarca
Severe generalized edema
Anion
A negatively charged ion
Ascites
An access fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Cation
A positively charged ion
Dehydration
An excessive loss of water from the body
Edema
Access accumulation of fluid in the interstitial (tissue) spaces.
Electrolyte
An element or a compound that will dissociate into ions when dissolved in water.
Feedback
Is relaying of information about a given condition to the appropriate organ or system.
Hypertonic
Stronger solutions, compared to those on the opposing side of a membrane.
Hypotonic
Weaker solutions, compared to an opposing solution.
Interstitial
Fluid found between the cells.
Intravascular
Fluid is the watery fluid of the blood known as plasma.
Ion
An atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons.
Isotonic:
Solutions exerting equal pressure on opposite sides of the membrane.
Permeability
The ability of a membrane to allow molecules to pass through.
Solute
A substance dissolved in a solvent
Solvent
A liquid that dissolves solutes.
Third-space (fluid)
Same as edema.
Homeostasis
Is the dynamic process through which the body maintains balance by constantly adjusting to internal and external stimuli “controlling sameness”
Negative feedback:
Occurs when the body reverses an original stimulus to regain physiologic balance (homeostasis)