RNSG 1341 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Total body water weight of young adult male | 60% |
Total body water weight of young adult female | 50% |
Total body water weight of older adult | 45% |
Adipose tissue contains ____________ water. | little |
Average fluid intake and output | 2500ml/day |
Average daily urine output | 1200 - 1500 ml/day |
Makes up 5% of body weight | Plasma |
Makes up 40% of body weight | Intra-cellular fluid |
Makes up 20% of body weight | Extracellular fluid |
Makes up 15% of body weight | Interstitial/transcellular fluid |
Makes up 60% of body weight | Total body fluid |
Minimum urine output | 500 ml |
Very concentrated blood | high osmolality |
Very dilute blood | low osmolality |
very concentrated urine | high specific gravity |
very dilute urine | low specific gravity |
Manifestation of dehydration | decreased pulse decreased urine output cool skin no change in respiration or breath sounds |
Condition that cause retention of water or sodium | Administration of corticosteroids |
Condition that cause retention of water or sodium | Cirrhosis of liver |
Condition that cause retention of water or sodium | Excessive intake of sodium |
Sodium level | 135-145 mEq/L |
Hyponatremia | Serum sodium less than 135 |
Complications of hypotremia | cellular swelling, cerebral edema, seizures, increased intracranial pressure |
Early signs of hypotremia | muscle cramps, weakness and fatique |
Hypernatremia | Serum sodium greater than 145 mEq/L |
Hypernatremia causes | water to be drawn out of cells causing cell shrinkage |
Normal potassium level | 3.5-5.3 mEq/L |
Potassium helps these functions | nerve impulses cardiac rhythms muscle contraction |
K+ found mosly | intracellular |
hypokalemia | low potassium |
hyperkalemia | high potassium |
Critical hypokalemia level | below 2.5 |
hyperkalemia | Serum potassium greater than 5.3 mEq/L |
hypokalemia | Serum potassium lower than 3.5 mEq/L |
hyperkalemia level that causes cardiac arrest | greater than 8 mEq/L |
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