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AcidBase Ch 25 CCC PN105

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Two largest constituents of body fluids   water and electrolytes  
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Four main functions of water in body   vehicle for transportation of substances to/from cells; perspiration evaporates to aid heat regulation; assist maintenance of H+ balance; medium for digestion enzyme action  
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Over half of the body's weight is _____   water  
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These 3 things vary the amount of water in the body   age, sex, and health status  
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Adult male body is _____% water   60%  
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Adult female body is ____% water   50%  
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These people are more quickly and serioulsy affecty by minor changes in fluid balance resulting in rapid dehydration   infants and the elderly  
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Infants and the elderly can rapidly become ______ due to faster and more serious affection of minor fluid balance changes   dehydrated  
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How infant loses more fluids than adult   through SKIN due to larger body surface compared to body weight and less effective KIDNEYS reabsorbing less fluid  
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Elderly people lose more fluids due to _____   diminished thirst sensation, decreased kidney output, decreased effectiveness of ADH  
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Dehydration causes   hypovolemia (decreased volume of plasma)  
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Excess fluid in body causes   hypervolemia (increased bolume of plasma)  
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What is most critical in maintaining homeostasis in body?   water  
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Why is water most critical for maintaining homeostasis in body?   cells cannot function and death results; it is the medium in which most metabolic and chemical reactions in the body take place  
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Sources of water into body   oral fluids, food, metabolism  
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Sources of water loss from body   urine, perspiration, feces, expired air  
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What are electrolytes?   minerals or salts that are dissolved in body fluid that break into ion particles  
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Positively charged ion   cation  
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Negatively charged ion   anion  
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For each cation in fluid, there must be ____   an anion to maintain balance  
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Major source of electrolytes   diet  
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Amount of circulating blood volume in body   4-6L  
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Any condition that alters body fluid volume also alters_______   plasma volume of blood and affects BP and circulation  
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Cells carried in plasma   erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets  
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Nonelectrolyte products of metabolism   proteins (amino acids), glucose, fatty acids  
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Two types of body fluids   intracellular and extracellular  
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Three types of extracellular fluid   intravascular, interstitial, and transcellular  
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Extracellular fluid (high in sodium content)   1/3 of total body water; transports water, nutrients, oxygen, and water to and from cells  
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Intravascular fluid   fluid and plasma within blood vessels with large amounts of protein and electrolytes  
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Interstitial fluid (high in sodium content)   fluid in spaces surrounding cells  
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Transcellular fluid   saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, GI secretions, peritoneal fluid, urinary system fluids, lymphatic system fluids  
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Results of plasma moving from intravascular fluid to interstitial fluid   blood volume drops and dehydration and hypovolemia occur  
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What mechanism helps control fluid balance in body?   thirst mechanism in hypothalamus  
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Main organ through which fluid excretion is achieved?   kidneys  
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Hormones affecting urine output   ADH, aldosterone, and ANP  
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Types of passive transport   diffusion, osmosis, filtration  
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Diffusion   small substances move from high to low concetration until concentration is equal on both sides of membrane; "movement down a concentration gradient"  
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Osmosis   liquid moves from low to high concentration until concentreation is equal on both sides via semipermeable membrane; essential to life of cells and water/electrolyte balance in body  
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Filtration   forced movement of water and substances outward through semipermeable membrane; hydrostatic pressure within capillaries uses this to create pumping action  
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Isotonic solution   water concentration of intracellular and extracellular fluids is equal  
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Hypertonic solution   cells surrounded by solution with greater concentration than cells, cells dehydrate  
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Hypotonic solution   cells surrounded by solution with less cencentration than cells, cells swell and overhydrate  
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Water passes freely across cell membranes by process of ______________   osmosis  
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Active transport   require energy (ATP) to move molecules regardless of electrical charge or concentration gradient  
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_________ can move substances from area of low concentration to area of high contration   active transport  
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Energy source for active transport   ATP  
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Any patient over 65 is at risk for ____________ from electrolyte imbalance   confusion  
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How illness affects fluid balance   inability to injest food/liquids, intestinal absorption problems, kidney impairment affecting excretion/absorption, circulation problems, burns, open wounds  
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Consideration during sodium imbalances   water will follow the sodium concentation is the highest  
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People at risk for deficient fluid volume   unable to take fluids in sufficient quantities (impaired swallowing, weakness, coma); excessive loss of fluid (vomiting, diarrhea, homorrhage, sweating, wound drainage)  
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Treatment for dehydration   fluid administration, either orally or IV  
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How to check turgor   gently pinching up the skin over the abdomen, forearm, sternum, forehead, or thigh; dehydration present if skin stays elevated for several seconds  
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Turgor and the elderly   not a good indication of dehydration  
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Signs/Symptoms of dehydration   increaced Hct, dizziness, dark urine, decreased urine, dry mucous membranes, dry lips/tongue, dry skin, eleveated temp, fat neck veins when lying, increased pulse, poor turgor, postural hypotension, thick saliva, thirst, weak pulse, weakness  
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Causes of fluid volume excess (overhydration)   IV fluids received too quickly, tap water enema, drink more fluids than can be eliminated, impaired elimination (renal failure), CHF, high sodium foods, septisemia  
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Signs/Symptoms of overhydration   low Hct, weight gain, crackles in lungs, slow bounding pulse, elevated BP, edema, hypervolemia  
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Edema   excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid  
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Where edema accumulates in ambulatory patients   lower extremities  
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Where edema accumulates in bedridden patients   sacral region  
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Dependent edema   excess interstitial fluid concentrated in specific body region  
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Generalized edema   excess interstitial fluid spread throughout body, more visible in face and hands  
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Causes of generalized edema   kidney failure, heart failure, hormonal disorders of aldosterone and ADH  
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Local edema   excess interstitial fluid caused by infestion or injury and results in inflammation  
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Edema treatment   correct underlying cause and assist body to rebalance fluid content  
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Hyponatremia (sodium <135)   excessive vomiting/diarrhea where fluids are replaced with plain water, CHF, liver disease chronic renal failure  
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Most common electrolyte imbalance   hyponatremia  
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Average daily sodium intake   6-12 g/day  
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Patients more susceptible to hyponatremia   elderly, thiazide diuretics, SSRI inhibitors, long-term care residents  
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Hypernatremia (sodium >145)   excessive antacid use; more commonly water loss from fever, respiratory infection, diarrhea; restrict sodium intake  
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Hypokalemia (potassium <3.5)   poor diet, illness, vomiting, diarrhea, GI suction, excessive sweating, diuretics  
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Hypokalemia falls below 2.5   possible cardiac arrest  
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Hyperkalemia (potassium >5.0)   renal failure, overuse of diuretics, severe burns/crush injuries, salt substitutes, uncontrolled diabetes; can cause life threatening cardia arrhythmias  
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Hypocalcemia (calcium <8.4)   vitamin D deficeincy, disorders shifting calcium into bone, parathyroid removal, excessive alkalosis, blood transfusions, hypoparathyroidism  
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Hypercalcemia (calcium >10.6)   long periods of immobilization, excess calcium or vitamin D, hyperparathyroidism, muliple myeloma, lung/renal cancer  
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Hypomagnesemia (magnesium <1.3)   renal tubular dysfunctions, thiazide diuretics, extensive gastric suction  
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Hypermagnesemia (magnesium >2.1)   rare, usually with renal failure  
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Hypophosphatemia (phosphate <3.0)   use of aluminum-containing antacids, vitamin D deficiency, hyperparathyroidism  
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Hyperphosphatemia (phosphate >4.5)   often in renal failure  
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Acid-base balance is important in maintaining homeostasis because ________________   body cell enzymes only function with a very narrow pH range  
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Acid-base balance is balance between what two things   bicarbonate (HCO3) and carbonic acid (PaCO2)  
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pH   measure of degree to which solution is acidic or alkaline  
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What determine pH?   concentration of H+ ions  
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Normal pH   7.35-7.45  
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Death occurs if pH is _____   <6.8 >7.8  
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Normal bicarbonate range   22-26 mEq/L  
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Bicarbonate is controlled by the ___________   kidneys/urinary system  
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What does bicarbonate do?   acts as buffer to neutralize excess acids in body  
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Mandatory bicarbonate/carbonic acid ratio   20:1  
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Carbonic acid is controlled by the ________   lungs/respiratory system  
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Kidneys selectively reabsorb or excrete bicarbonate to ________________   regulate serum levels and maintain balance  
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Acid-Base control mechanisms   blood buffer, lungs, urinary system  
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Blood buffer system   consists of weak acids and weak bases, can stablize levels quickly  
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Lungs buffer system   adds or removes carbonic acid (PaCO2) as carbon dioxide and water are exired from the lungs; faster rate  
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Urinary buffer system   adds or removes bicarbonate (HCO3) as enzymes promote the dissociation of carbonic acid to free H+ ions; slower rate  
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Carbonic acid range   35-45 mEq/L  
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Weight gain or loss of 2.2lbs/1kg in 24 hour period indicates loss of _____________   1L fluid  
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Average urine output volume   1500mL daily  
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Urine specific gravity ranges   1.003-1.030, average 1.010-1.025  
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Respiratory acidosis   increased carbon dioxide levels, lungs not working well  
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Metabolic acidosis   excessive loss of bicarbonate or retention of H+ ions, kidneys not working well  
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Respiratory alkalosis   decreased carbon dioxide levels, lungs overworking  
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Metabolic alkalosis   increased bicarbonate or excessive loss of H+ ions, kidneys overworking  
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Causes of respiratory acidosis   airway obstruction, pneumonia, asthma, chest injury, opiates, COPD  
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Causes of metabolic acidosis   kidney disease/disorders, diabetic ketoacidosis, circulatory failure, shock states, diarrhea, starvation,  
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Causes of respiratory alkalosis   anxiety, high fever, hyperventilation, ASA overdose, encephalitis  
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Causes of metabolic alkalosis   vomiting, gastric suctioning, excessive antacid consumption, diuretic therapy, potassium deficit  
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pH below 7.35 HCO3 normal PaCO2 below 35 or above 45   respiratory acidosis  
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pH below 7.35 HCO3 below 22 or above 26 PaCO2 normal   metabolic acidosis  
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pH above 7.45 HCO3 normal PaCO2 below 35 or above 45   respiratory alkalosis  
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pH above 7.45 HCO3 below 22 or above 26 PaCO2 normal   metabloic alkalosis  
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Signs and symptoms hyponatremia   MENTAL CONFUSION, ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS, anxiety, coma, anorexia,l nausea, vomiting, cramping, seizures, decreased sensation  
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Signs and symptoms hypernatremia   DRY MUCOUS MEMBRANES, IMPAIRED TURGOR, intense thirst, flushed skin, oliguria, elevated temp, weakness, lethary, irritability, twitching, seizures, coma, intracranial bleeding  
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Signs and symptoms hypokalemia   ABDOMINAL PAIN, INTESTINAL DISTENSION, CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS, muscle weakness, decreased reflexes, paralysis, urinary retention, lethargy, confusion  
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Signs and symptoms hyperkalemia   muscle weakness, HYPOTENSION, CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS, paralysis  
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Signs and symptoms hypocalcemia   seizures, MUSCLE SPASMS, positive Chvostek/Trousseau signs, cardiac dysrhythmia, wheezing, dyspnea, cardiac failure  
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Signs and symptoms hypercalcemia   anorexia, ABDOMINAL PAIN, constipation, polyuria, confusion, renal calculi, cardia arrest  
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Signs and symptoms hypomagnesemia   insomnia, hyperactive reflexes, leg cramps, twitching, tremors, seizures, cardiac arrhythmia, positive Chevostek/Trousseau signs, vertigo, hypocalcemia, hypokalemia  
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Signs and symptoms hypermagnesemia   hypotension, flushing, sweating, nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, respiratory depression, cardiac dysrhythmia  
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Signs and symptoms hypophosphatemia   confusion, seizures, numbness, weakness, coma, rickets, osteomalacia  
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Signs and sumptoms hyperphosphatemia   anorexia, nausea, vomiting  
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