NSG 311, Fluid and Electrolytes
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water - Answers -✔✔ where metabolic reactions and cellular processes occur
interstitial fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid between the cells
intravascular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid inside the blood vessels
transcellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ third space
intracellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid inside the cells
extracellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid outside the cells
osmosis - Answers -✔✔ movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane
sodium - Answers -✔✔ cation and prevalent electrolyte of extracellular fluid
tonicity - Answers -✔✔ osmotic pressure of two solutions separated by a
semipermeable membrane
isotonic - Answers -✔✔ equal solute concentrations, causes no fluid shifts
hypotonic - Answers -✔✔ lower solute concentrations, causing fluids to shift out
hypertonic - Answers -✔✔ higher solute concentrations, causing fluids to shift in
- 0.9% saline
- lactated ringers - Answers -✔✔ isotonic IV solutions
0.45% saline - Answers -✔✔ hypotonic IV solution
- 5% dextrose in 0.9% saline
- 3% saline - Answers -✔✔ hypertonic IV solution
thirst mechanism - Answers -✔✔ triggered by decreased blood volume and increased
osmolarity
, antidiuretic hormone - Answers -✔✔ promotes reabsorption of water in the kidneys
aldosterone - Answers -✔✔ increases reabsorption of sodium and water in the kidneys
atrial natriuretic peptide - Answers -✔✔ stimulates renal vasodilatation and suppresses
aldosterone, increasing urinary output
edema - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the interstitial space
hypervolemia - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the intravascular space
water intoxication - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the intracellular space
- sodium
- glucose - Answers -✔✔ What does water follow?
- sodium and potassium
- calcium and phosphorus - Answers -✔✔ What ions have an inverse relationship?
- calcium and magnesium
- sodium and chloride - Answers -✔✔ What ions have a synergistic relationship?
cations - Answers -✔✔ positively charged electrolytes
anions - Answers -✔✔ negatively charged electrolytes
- muscle/neural activity
- acid-base and fluid balance - Answers -✔✔ What do electrolytes play a role in?
sodium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ - nervous system issues
- headache
- seizures
- coma
potassium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ cardiac system problems
calcium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ musculoskeletal issues
increased potassium - Answers -✔✔ - increased T waves
- increased action potential dysrhythmias
- PVC's
increased calcium - Answers -✔✔ - wider QRS
- slower DTR
Questions 100% Correct Answers
New Update
water - Answers -✔✔ where metabolic reactions and cellular processes occur
interstitial fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid between the cells
intravascular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid inside the blood vessels
transcellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ third space
intracellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid inside the cells
extracellular fluid - Answers -✔✔ fluid outside the cells
osmosis - Answers -✔✔ movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane
sodium - Answers -✔✔ cation and prevalent electrolyte of extracellular fluid
tonicity - Answers -✔✔ osmotic pressure of two solutions separated by a
semipermeable membrane
isotonic - Answers -✔✔ equal solute concentrations, causes no fluid shifts
hypotonic - Answers -✔✔ lower solute concentrations, causing fluids to shift out
hypertonic - Answers -✔✔ higher solute concentrations, causing fluids to shift in
- 0.9% saline
- lactated ringers - Answers -✔✔ isotonic IV solutions
0.45% saline - Answers -✔✔ hypotonic IV solution
- 5% dextrose in 0.9% saline
- 3% saline - Answers -✔✔ hypertonic IV solution
thirst mechanism - Answers -✔✔ triggered by decreased blood volume and increased
osmolarity
, antidiuretic hormone - Answers -✔✔ promotes reabsorption of water in the kidneys
aldosterone - Answers -✔✔ increases reabsorption of sodium and water in the kidneys
atrial natriuretic peptide - Answers -✔✔ stimulates renal vasodilatation and suppresses
aldosterone, increasing urinary output
edema - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the interstitial space
hypervolemia - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the intravascular space
water intoxication - Answers -✔✔ excess fluid in the intracellular space
- sodium
- glucose - Answers -✔✔ What does water follow?
- sodium and potassium
- calcium and phosphorus - Answers -✔✔ What ions have an inverse relationship?
- calcium and magnesium
- sodium and chloride - Answers -✔✔ What ions have a synergistic relationship?
cations - Answers -✔✔ positively charged electrolytes
anions - Answers -✔✔ negatively charged electrolytes
- muscle/neural activity
- acid-base and fluid balance - Answers -✔✔ What do electrolytes play a role in?
sodium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ - nervous system issues
- headache
- seizures
- coma
potassium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ cardiac system problems
calcium imbalance - Answers -✔✔ musculoskeletal issues
increased potassium - Answers -✔✔ - increased T waves
- increased action potential dysrhythmias
- PVC's
increased calcium - Answers -✔✔ - wider QRS
- slower DTR
