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23 Cards in this Set
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Acidosis
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A decrease in the pH of the blood due to an accumulation of acid; may result from respiratory or metabolic disturbances
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Alkalosis
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An increase in the pH of the blood due to a loss of acid; may result from respiratory or metabolic disturbances. |
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Anion
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antidiurectic |
Hormone that keeps fluid in the kidneys
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Cation
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Dehydration
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A fluid deficiency resulting from the loss of more water than sodium
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Diffussion |
The movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
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dysrhythmia
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An irregular heartbeat
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Edema
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excess water in the tissues |
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Electrolytes |
Substances that break up into electrically charged particles called ions when dissolved in water
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Extracellular
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Fluid outside the cell |
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filtration |
The movement of both water and smaller molecules through a semipermeable
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hydrostatic
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Pressure sometimes called water-pushing pressure, is the force that water exerts
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Hypotonic
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A solution that has lower osmolarity than blood |
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Interstitial
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Water that surrounds the bodys cells and includes lymph
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Intracellular
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Fluid inside the cell |
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intracrainial
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within the skull |
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intravascular
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fluid or blood plasma, is the fluid within arteries, veins and capillaries. |
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Isotonic |
Has the same osmolarity as the blood |
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Osomosis
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The movement of water from an area of lower substance concentration to an area of higher concentration |
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Osteoporosis |
A condition in which bone become weak and brittle
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semipearmeable
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Allowing certain substances to pass through it but not others, especially allowing the passage of solvent but not of certain solvents
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Transcellular
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fluids are those in specific compartments of the body such as cerebrospinal |
