Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

ma9 unit4

iv therapy etc.

QuestionAnswer
IV THERAPY IS THE ADIMISTRATION OF WHAT? MEDICATIONS, BLOODS, & FLUIDS THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN ORALLY
WHAT IS ANOTHER REASON FOR IV THERAPY? TO INTRODUCE THOSE ELEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO THE BODY QUICKLY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS
HEALTH & SOMETIMES EVEN SURVIVAL ITSELF DEPENDS ON MAINTAINING THE PROPER BALANCE OF WHAT _______ & ________ THINGS WITHIN THE BODY? WATER & ELECTROLYTES
APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF A 120 LB. ADULT'S BODY WEIGHT IS WATER? 50-60%
WHAT IS PERCENTAGE OF AN INFANT'S TOTAL BODY WEIGHT IS WATER? 80%
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ELDERLY'S TOTAL BODY WEIGHT IS WATER? 55%
FAT CONTAINS _____ WATER? ALMOST NONE
THE MORE FAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS, THE ____ WATER THE BODY CONTAINS PER UNIT OF WEIGHT? LESS
FEMALES GENERALLY CONTAIN _____ MORE FAT PER UNIT OF WEIGHT THAN MALES? 10%
FEMALES CONTAIN _____ WATER THAN MALES AS FAT REPLACES WATER IN FEMALES? LESS
IS ICF THE LARGEST OR LEAST AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE BODY? LARGEST
ICF EQUALS ABOUT _____ OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT? 40%
ECF IS APPROXIMATELY ______ OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT? 20%
WHERE ARE THE 3 COMPARTMENTS WHERE ICF IS FOUND? INTERSTITIAL FLUIDINTRAVASCULAR FLUIDTRANSCELLULAR FLUID
WHAT IS INTRAVASCULAR FUID? PLASMA OF THE BLOOD
WHAT ARE IONS? THE SEPERATE PARTICLES OF ELECTROLYTES
ELECTROLYTES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT? NUTRIENT REGULATIONMUSCLE CONTRACTIONNERVE CONDUCTIONDISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION OF FLUID BETWEEN 3 FLUID COMPARTMENTS
HOW MANY TYPES OF IONS ARE IN THE BODY? 2
WHAT IS A CATION? POSITIVE IONSSODIUM (Na), CALCIUM (Ca), POTASSIUM (K)
WHAT IS AN ANION? NEGATIVE IONCHLORIDE (CO2), BICARBONATE, PHOSPHATE
DEFINE ACID-BASE SOLUTIONS MAINTAINING THIS BALANCE REFERS TO CONTROLLING THE CONCENTRATION OF HYDROGEN IONS
WATER IS COMPOSED OF WHAT? HYDROGEN & OXYGEN
WHAT WAS THE pH SCALE DESIGNED FOR? TO INDICATE WHAT THE HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION OF DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES IS IN RELATION TO OUR BODY
THE pH SCALE IS EXPRESSED NUMERICALLY HOW? 1-14
ACIDS ARE _____ 1-7
ALKALINES OR BASICS ARE _____ 8-14
NEUTRALS ARE _______ 7
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN REGULATORS OF THE pH SCALE? BUFFERSKIDNEYSBREATHING
WHAT IS A BUFFERS ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE pH SCALE? THEY ACT UPON STRONG ACID IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM MORE TOLERABLE TO THE BODY
WHAT IS CARBONIC ACID? THE MOST ABUNDANT ACID IN OUR BODYTHE RESULT OF CATABOLISM OF FOODBUFFERED BY SALT WHICH CHANGES IT CHEMICALLY
WHY IS ASPIRIN TOLERATED BY THE STOMACH? IT IS BUFFERED WHEN ITS MANUFACTURED TO PREVENT ULCERS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE EXHALE WHEN BREATHING? WE EXPEL CO2 AND WATER VAPORS
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF OUR KIDNEYS? THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACIDIFY URINE SO THAT IT LEAVES THE KIDNEYS AT A pH LEVEL AS LOW AS 4.8
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING FLUID REGULATION SO IMPORTANT? IT IS ONE PURPOSE OF PRESCRIBING IV THERAPY
WHAT ARE THE ORGANS INVOLOVED IN FLUID REGULATION? HYPOTHALAMUSLUNGSGI TRACTSKIN
WHAT IS THE HYPOTHALAMUS? OUR THIRST CENTER
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS WHEN OUR FLUID OUTPUT BECOMES GREATER THEN OUR FLUID INPUT? WE GET THIRSTY
WHAT 2 AGE GROUPS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEHYDRATION? CHILDREN & ELDERLY
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF OUR LUNGS? WHEN WE EXHALE WE EXPEL CO2 AND WATER VAPORS
WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR SKIN WHEN WE SWEAT IN AN EFFORT TO COOL US OFF? WE SWEAT
WHAT ARE THE 3 WAYS FLUID IS BROUGHT INTO OUR BODY? LIQUID FORMFOODCATABOLISM OF FOOD
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE GI TRACT? AS THE FOOD WE EAT IS BROKEN DOWN, CATABOLISM PRODUCES WATER & THAT WATER AS WELL AS OTHER SUBSTANCES NEEDED IS ABSORBED BY THE GI TRACT
HOW MUCH OF THE FLUID PRODUCED BY THE GI TRACT ACCOUNTS FOR OUR DAILY INTAKE? OVER 1/2
IS DEHYDRATION COMMON OR UNCOMMON? COMMON
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF DEHYDRATION? EXCESSIVE USE OF DIURETICSEXCESSIVE DIARRHEAVOMTINGDIAPHORESISBURNSIMPAIRED THIRST CENTERSTRESS
HOW MANY TYPES OF IV ACCESS ARE THERE? 2
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF IV ACCESS? PERIPHERALCENTRAL
WHAT IS A PERIPHERAL LINE? A SMALL CATHETER INSERTED THROUGH SKIN INTO VEIN WITH A NEEDLE
WHERE IS A PERIPHERAL LINE MOST COMMON? HOSPITAL & PARAMEDICS
HOW MANY TYPES OF CENTRAL LINES ARE THERE? 2
WHAT IS 1 TYPE OF CENTRAL LINE? DIRECTLY INSERTED INTO THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA & RIGHT ATRUM
WHAT IS ANOTHER TYPE OF CENTRAL LINE? ROUTED THROUGH THE PERIPHERAL VEINS INTO THE SUPERIOR VENA CAVA & RIGHT ATRIUM
Created by: momogallegos2
Popular Nursing sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards