Fluid And Electrolyte Balance

Front 1

how does the body deal with excess water intake

Back 1

Produces aldosterone to tell the kidneys to hold onto salt

Front 2

How does the body cope with thirst

Back 2

Releases antidiuretic hormone and signals the kidneys to hold onto water

Front 3

DRI for water intake

Back 3

3.7 L for men and 2.7 L for women

Front 4

Fluid intake control center

Back 4

The hypothalamus

Front 5

How much water is in the body

Back 5

Dependent on lean muscle. muscle is 70% water and fat is 10%

Front 6

How much more water do athletes need than normal people

Back 6

About two Liters

Front 7

True or false: thirst is a delayed response to dehydration

Back 7

True

Front 8

What is the condition of low sodium called

Back 8

Hyponatremia

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What is having high sodium called

Back 9

Hypernatremia

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Symptoms of hyponatremia

Back 10

Confusion, exhaustion, lethargy, and muscle cramps

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Symptoms of hypernatremia

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Thirst, confusion, behavioral changes, weakness, and brain damage. Cells may also lyse or rupture from the salt imbalance

Front 12

Why do we sweat

Back 12

Sweating is a natural sprinkler system for heated bodies. It has a cooling effect and helps to keep a 98.6 degree body temperature.

Front 13

What is the process of osmosis

Back 13

When salt moves over a semi-permeable membrane into a cell with a lower salt concentration

Front 14

What is ECF

Back 14

Extracellular fluid

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What is ICF

Back 15

Intracellular fluid

Front 16

How much fluid in the ECF

Back 16

67%

Front 17

How much fluid in ICF

Back 17

26%

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Where are electrolytes hiding

Back 18

Lunch meats, hot dogs, cereals, pasta sauce, cottage cheese, packaged and frozen dinners, pancake and waffle mix.

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Adequate intake for sodium

Back 19

1500 milligrams

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RDA for potassium

Back 20

4700 mg a day

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Adequate intake for chloride

Back 21

2.3 mg