NUR 202 FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.pdf

NUR 202 FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE EXAM
SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS


◉ functions of body fluid. Answer: - maintains blood volume
- transports materials to & from cells
- assist with digestion of food
- regulates body temperature
- serves as medium for cellular metabolism
- serve as medium for excreting water


◉ intracellular fluid. Answer: - contained in cells
- essential for cell function and metabolism


◉ extracellular fluid. Answer: - OUTSIDE of cells
- carries water, electrolytes, nutrients, and oxygen
- removes waste products
- includes interstitial intravascular and transcellular


◉ third spacing. Answer: - abnormal accumulation of fluid in areas of
the body where it does not normally collect
- blisters, ascites, pericardial effusion


◉ sodium. Answer: greatest determinant of serum osmolality (outside
of cells)

, ◉ potassium. Answer: greatest determinant of intracellular (inside of
cells)


◉ BUN (blood urea nitrogen) levels. Answer: 8-21 mg/dL
- over 90: 10-31 mg/dL


◉ creatinine levels. Answer: 0.5-1.2 mg/dL


◉ sodium levels. Answer: 135-145 mEq/L


◉ potassium levels. Answer: 3.5-5 mEq/L


◉ calcium levels. Answer: 8.5-10.5 g/dL


◉ magnesium levels. Answer: 1.6-2.6 mEq/L


◉ phosphorous levels. Answer: 2.5-4.5 mEq/L


◉ chloride levels. Answer: 95-105 mEq/L


◉ bicarbonate levels. Answer: 22-26 mEq/L


◉ urine specific gravity levels. Answer: 1.001-1.029


◉ serum osmolality levels. Answer: 275-295