EXAM 1 MED-SURG NU155
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1. WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?: 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR
TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
2. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?: WATER
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?: 77%
4. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?: 45%
5. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR
IMBALANCES OF WATER?: VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
6. WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?: 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
7. MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?: INTRACEL-
LULAR
8. THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.: IN-
TRAVASCULAR
9. FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.: INTERSTITIAL FLUID
10. WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?: INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
11. MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CON-
CENTRATION.: DIFFUSION
12. MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN
AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION.: OSMOSIS
13. WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEM-
BRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.: FILTRATION
14. MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS
A MEMBRANE THAT REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP: ACTIVE
TRANSPORT
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15. HOW DOES ACTIVE TRANSPORT USE ATP TO MOVE MOLECULES ACROSS THE
MEMBRANE?: ATP PUSHES AND PULLS TO FIRE UP AN ACTION POTENTIAL TO FIRE DOWN A NEURON AND CAUSE
THE MUSCLE TO CONTRACT.
16. HOW MUCH TOTAL INTAKE OF FLUIDS DO WE NEED FOR NORMAL DAILY
FUNCTION?: 2500 ML
17. HOW MUCH OF OUR INTAKE OF FLUIDS IS INGESTED (ORAL FLUID)?: 1500 ML
18. WHAT IS THE MINIMAL OUTPUT OF FLUIDS?: 2500 ML
19. BESIDES INGESTED FLUIDS, WHAT ARE OTHER SOURCES OF FLUID INTAKE?-
: FOOD AND CELLULAR METABOLISM
20. WHAT ARE SOURCES OF FLUID OUTPUT?: URINE
SWEATING
FECES
EXHALED AIR
21. HOW DOES THE BODY REGULATE FLUIDS?: THIRST
KIDNEYS
HORMONES (ADH AND ALDOSTERONE)
22. WHAT IS ADH RESPONSIBLE FOR?: SIGNALS THE BODY TO RETAIN WATER
23. WHAT IS ALDOSTERONE RESPONSIBLE FOR?: SALT RETAINING HORMONE, MEANING WATER
IS RETAINED
INCREASES BP
24. WHAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A LACK OF ADH?: DIABETES INSIPIDUS
25. WHAT ARE SOME SIDE EFFECTS OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS?: EXCESSIVE URINATION
DECREASE BLOOD VOLUME
DECREASE BP LEADING TO SHOCK
26. WHAT PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT CAN WE DO TO MONITOR FLUID STATUS?: AS-
SESS FOR EDEMA
ASSESS SKIN TURGOR
27. HOW DO WE MONITOR FLUID STATUS?: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT (EDEMA & SKIN TURGOR)
VITAL SIGNS
DAILY WEIGHTS
I/O
LAB VALUES (CBC, CMP, UA)
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fn4bwq
1. WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER?: 1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR
TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
2. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT?: WATER
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT?: 77%
4. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?: 45%
5. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES OF MINOR
IMBALANCES OF WATER?: VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD
6. WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY?: 1. SODIUM
2. MEDICATIONS
3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
7. MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR?: INTRACEL-
LULAR
8. THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR SERUM.: IN-
TRAVASCULAR
9. FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH.: INTERSTITIAL FLUID
10. WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA?: INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP
11. MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER CON-
CENTRATION.: DIFFUSION
12. MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION TO AN
AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION.: OSMOSIS
13. WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEM-
BRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME FROM AN AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE.: FILTRATION
14. MOVEMENT OF SODIUM INTO CELL AND POTASSIUM OUT OF CELL ACROSS
A MEMBRANE THAT REQUIRES CELLULAR ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ATP: ACTIVE
TRANSPORT
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fn4bwq
15. HOW DOES ACTIVE TRANSPORT USE ATP TO MOVE MOLECULES ACROSS THE
MEMBRANE?: ATP PUSHES AND PULLS TO FIRE UP AN ACTION POTENTIAL TO FIRE DOWN A NEURON AND CAUSE
THE MUSCLE TO CONTRACT.
16. HOW MUCH TOTAL INTAKE OF FLUIDS DO WE NEED FOR NORMAL DAILY
FUNCTION?: 2500 ML
17. HOW MUCH OF OUR INTAKE OF FLUIDS IS INGESTED (ORAL FLUID)?: 1500 ML
18. WHAT IS THE MINIMAL OUTPUT OF FLUIDS?: 2500 ML
19. BESIDES INGESTED FLUIDS, WHAT ARE OTHER SOURCES OF FLUID INTAKE?-
: FOOD AND CELLULAR METABOLISM
20. WHAT ARE SOURCES OF FLUID OUTPUT?: URINE
SWEATING
FECES
EXHALED AIR
21. HOW DOES THE BODY REGULATE FLUIDS?: THIRST
KIDNEYS
HORMONES (ADH AND ALDOSTERONE)
22. WHAT IS ADH RESPONSIBLE FOR?: SIGNALS THE BODY TO RETAIN WATER
23. WHAT IS ALDOSTERONE RESPONSIBLE FOR?: SALT RETAINING HORMONE, MEANING WATER
IS RETAINED
INCREASES BP
24. WHAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A LACK OF ADH?: DIABETES INSIPIDUS
25. WHAT ARE SOME SIDE EFFECTS OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS?: EXCESSIVE URINATION
DECREASE BLOOD VOLUME
DECREASE BP LEADING TO SHOCK
26. WHAT PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT CAN WE DO TO MONITOR FLUID STATUS?: AS-
SESS FOR EDEMA
ASSESS SKIN TURGOR
27. HOW DO WE MONITOR FLUID STATUS?: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT (EDEMA & SKIN TURGOR)
VITAL SIGNS
DAILY WEIGHTS
I/O
LAB VALUES (CBC, CMP, UA)
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