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Osmolarity
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concentration of disolved materials present in fluid.
If a person is dehydrated, osmolarity is higher. |
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Hyperkalemia- signs/symptoms
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hypotension
cardiac arrest parathesia |
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Nephron
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Functioning unit of the kidney
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What makes up 2/3 of water in the body of healthy adult and is the fluid inside the cell body?
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Intracellular Fluid (ICF)
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What are the positive cations?
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Na+ K+ Ca+ Mg+ Fe+ H+
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What percent of body weight is water?
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60%
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How is edema formed?
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-Increased capillary filtration pressure
-Decreased capillary colloid osmotic pressure -Increased capillary permeability -Obstruction of lymph flow |
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What is 1/3 of the water in the body and found outside the cells?
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Extracellular fluid (ECF)
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What is the minimum urine output a person can have?
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30 cc/hour
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What are electrically charged particles?
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Ions
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What ions have a negative charge?
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Anions
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What ions have a positive charge?
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cations
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What is the movement of particles from area of higher concentration to area of lower concentration?
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Diffusion
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What is the movement of a particle from area of lower concentration to area of higher concentration?
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osmosis
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What is fluid that is "trapped" in transcellular spaces and not available to general circulation?
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Third Spacing Fluid
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What is the most abundant cation in the body?
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sodium
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What percent of phosphorus is in bone?
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85%
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Where is most of the magnesium in the body?
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Inside cells
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What type of diuretics work in the proximal tube?
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ossmotic diuretics (ex mannitol and glucose)
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What is the second most abundant cation in the body?
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potassium
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