Medical Surgical Nursing Test 1 Fluid and Electrolytes questions with correct answers

Hypertonic Solution CORRECT ANSWER-A solution with an osmolality higher than that of serum Hypotonic Solution CORRECT ANSWER-A solution with an osmolality lower than that of serum Isotonic Solution CORRECT ANSWER-A solution with the same osmolality as serum and other body fluids Osmosis CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which fluid moves across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration Tonicity CORRECT ANSWER-Fluid tension or the effect that osmotic pressure of a solution with impermeable solutes exerts on cell size because of water movement across the cell membrane Active Transport CORRECT ANSWER-Physiologic pump that moves fluid from an area of lower concentration to one of higher concentration; active transport requires ATP for energy Diffusion CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which solutes move from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration; does not require energy Acidosis CORRECT ANSWER-Imbalance with increased H+ concentration