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28 Cards in this Set
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Percentage of water in body weight |
60-65% |
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How much water should be lost resulting death |
20% |
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Can be a source of fluorine, calcium, magnesium and copper |
Hard water |
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Normal state of body water content |
Euhydration |
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Water produced inside the body |
Metabolic water |
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Anti diuretic hormone which controls water output and is secreted by the pituitary gland; decreases water excretion by the kidney by increasing the rate of water reabsorption from the tubules |
Vasopressin |
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Recommended allowance of water |
1 ml/calorie for adults 1.5 ml/calorie for infants Approx. 1.5-2.5 liters of 6-10 glasses/day |
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Water intake is increased without the corresponding increase in the intake of sodium |
Over hydration/ water intoxication |
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Three types of electrolytes |
Salts Acids Basis |
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Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium SPCM |
Positive ions (cations) |
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Chloride, bicarbonate, biphosphate, sulfate, and ions of organic acids (lactate, pyruvate) CBBSI |
negative ions (anions) |
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Major electrolytes in plasma and interstitial fluids |
Sodium Chloride |
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Electrolytes in intracellular fluids |
Potassium Phosphate |
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Mechanisms of body to control acid base balance |
Kidney Lungs Buffer systems |
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pH range of blood |
7.35-7.45 |
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Regulates the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled |
Brain |
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Excrete excess acids or bases |
Kidneys |
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Guard against sudden shifts in acidity and alkalinity |
Buffer systems |
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Principal buffers of blood |
Bicarbonate-carbonic acid system Phosphate system Protein synthesis |
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There is great loss of hydrochloric acid |
Alkalosis |
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Overproduction of acid |
Acidosis |
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Types of acidosis and alkalosis |
Metabolic Respiratory |
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Are caused by imbalance in the production of acids or bases and their excretion by the kidneys |
Metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis |
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Caused by changes in carbon dioxide exhalation due to lung or breathing disorders |
Respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis |
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Water that especially when treated with softener has sodium |
Soft |
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Has a high concentration of calcium and magnesium |
Hard water |
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Remove most of the pathogenic bacteria in the water |
Chlorination |
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When can we call compounds dissociate in solution and separate into particles |
Ion |
