Fluids And Electrolytes

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Fluid within the cell is a part of this major compartment of body fluid

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Intracellular

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The force/pressure of blood pushing against the capillary wall by pumping of the heart

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Hydrostatic Pressure

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Produced in the hypothalamus but stored/released from the posterior pituitary gland. It is released with elevated serum osmolality and inhibited with decreased serum osmolality.

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Antidiuretic Hormone

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Movement of molecules/solutes in a solvent moving freely in all directions from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is reached

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Diffusion

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The abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues, such as in the peritoneal space. Also known as 3rd spacing

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Edema

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Any liquid in which another substance can be dissolved

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Solvent

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Movement of solutes from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration. Energy (ATP) is required to facilitate movement of substances against a concentration gradient

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Active Transport

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A major compartment of body fluid comprised of fluid outside the cell including the interstitial and intravascular compartments

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Extracellular

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Movement of fluids through the capillary membrane from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

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Filtration Pressure

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Passive movement of fluid across a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution until equilibrium is achieved.

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Osmosis

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The osmotic pressure in the blood vessels exerted by colloids (plasma proteins) which holds fluid in the intravascular space. Pulls fluid and cellular wastes from interstitial space back into venules at the other end of the capillary bed into the vascular space

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Colloid osmotic pressure/ Oncotic pressure

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A substance dissolved in a solution

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Solute

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This type of body fluid is in the tissue spaces surrounding the cell

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Interstitial

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A membrane that prevents the passage of some substances but allows the passage of others

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Selectively permeable membrane

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A relative constancy in the internal environment of the body, naturally maintained by adaptive responses that promote healthy survival.

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Homeostasis

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Chemically charged substances that can break apart into electrically charged particles. They are measured in milliequivalents per liter of fluid (mEq/L). Examples include sodium and potassium

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Electrolyte

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This type of fluid is found in other parts of the body that don't have significant gains or losses. Examples of this type of fluid include peritoneal, pericardial, pleural, synovial and cerebrospinal fluid.

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Transcellular

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An electrically charged electrolyte

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Ions

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The osmotic pressure of a solution. The total number of dissolved particles (solutes) per liter of solvent. Measured in mOsm/kg.

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Osmolality

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An abnormally low circulating blood volume

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Hypovolemia

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Excessive loss of water from body tissues. Accompanied by a disturbance in the balance of essential electrolytes, particularly sodium, potassium and chloride. May follow prolonged fever or diarrhea, vomiting, acidosis and any condition in which there is rapid depletion of body fluids.

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Dehydration

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This type of body fluid is within the blood vessels and comprises approximately 5% of body fluids. An example of this type of fluid includes plasma.

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Intravascular

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This type of pressure develops when 2 solutions of different concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane

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Osmotic Pressure