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Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balances

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___% of the average adult's weight is fluid   60%  
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Intracellular fluids (ICF)   all fluid w/in body cells  
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What % of body weight is ICF?   40%  
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Extracellular fluid (ECF)   fluid outside of a cell; divided into 3 parts, Interstitial fluid, intravascular fluid, and transcellular fluids  
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What % of ECF makes up body weight?   20%  
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What is interstitial fluid?   contains lymph, fluid between cells and outside blood vessels  
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What is Intravascular fluid?   blood plasma  
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Electrolytes   minerals or salts; when melted or dissolved in water it separates into ions and is able to carry an electrical current  
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Cation   + charged electrolytes EX: Na+ K+ Ca+  
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Anion   - charged electrolytes EX: Cl- HCO3- SO4-  
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Solute   dissolvable in water  
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Solvent   dissolvable in plasma  
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Osmosis   movement of a pure solvent, through a semipermeable membrane, from an area of lesser solute concentration to an area of greater solute concentration to try to equalize concentrations on both sides of a membrane  
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Osmotic pressure is:   the drawing power for water & depends on the number of molecules in solution  
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A solution with the same osmolarity as blood plasma is called:   isotonic  
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Movement of a solute in a solution across a semipermeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration is:   diffusion  
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Filtration   water and diffusable substances move together in response to fluid pressure, moving from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure  
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hydrostatic pressure   mvmt of water from interstitial space into the intravascular space by filtration  
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Increased hydrostatic pressure causes what?   edema, as with CHF  
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Active transport   movement of materials across cell membranes requiring metabolic activity  
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homeostasis   physiological balance  
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Osmoreceptors   continually monitor the serum osmotic pressure, when osmolality increases, hypothalamus is stimulated  
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ADH   Antidiuretic hormone; stored in pituitary gland; works directly on kidney tubules and collecting ducts making them more permeable which returns water to systemic circulation  
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Aldosterone   released by adrenal cortex in response to increased K+ levels; it increases the reabsorption of Na+ and secretion of K+  
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Insensible water loss   continuous and not percieved by person  
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sensible water loss   through excess perspiration  
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The lungs expire____ml of water a day   400ml  
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What are the major cations?   Na+ K+ Ca+ Ions  
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What are the major anions?   chloride, bicarbonate, phosphate  
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__% of sodium is in the ECF? Function of Na+?   90%, maintain water balance  
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__% of K+ in ECF. What's it's function?   2%; regulates metabolic activity  
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1% of Ca+ is in blood, 99% in bone; what is the function?   blood clotting, bone/teeth formation  
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Magnesium is essential for:   enzyme activities, neurochemical activities, cardiac and skeletal excitability  
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__% of magnesium in ECF. Nl plasma concentration is:   1%; 1.5-2.5 mEq/L  
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Bicarbonate, a chemical base buffer, is regulated by:   the kidneys  
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Buffer   a substance or group of substances that can absorb or release H+ to correct an acid-base balance  
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What is the largest chemical buffer in ECF?   carbonic acid and bicarbonate buffer system; reacts to change in pH of ECF within seconds  
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Biological regulation   occurs when H= ions are absorbed and released by cells, occurs only after chemiocal buffering and takes 2-4 hrs  
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Fluid volume deficit (FVD)   water & electrolytes lost in equal or isotonic proportions  
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Fluid volume excess (FVE)   water and sodium retained in isotonic proportions  
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Hyperosmolar imbalance =   dehydration  
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hypoosmolar imbalance=   water excess  
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TPN or total parenteral nutrition   nutritionally adequate hypertonic solution of glucose, electrolytes, and other nutrients given through an indwelling or central IV  
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IV fluid and electrolyte therapy   crystalloids  
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colloids   blood and blood component  
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Vascular access devices include:   catheters, cannulas, infusion ports,  
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the breakdown of RBC's is called:   hemolysis  
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Autologous transfusion   collection of clients own blood (pre-op)  
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One of the most common electrolyte imbalances is:   hypokalemia  
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The client most at risk for FVD's is:   an infant  
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One reason older adults experience fluid and electrolyte imbalance and acid-base imbalances is they:   have a decreased thirst sensation  
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Output recorded on an I & O record includes:   urine, diarrhea, vomitus, gastric suction, and drainage from wounds and tubes  
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Health promotion activities in the area of fluid and electrolyte imbalances focuses primarily on:   client teaching  
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TPN is delivered by:   indwelling or central IV catheter  
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As a safety alert the RN is aware the following med is never given directly through IV:   Potassium chloride, it will burn the vein  
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Indications of IV fluid infiltration include:   pallor and coolness  
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CDC recommends replacing peripheral venous catheters and rotating sites should occur at least every:   72-96 hours  
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