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Elevated carbon dioxide in the blood - Answer hypercapnia
Excessive sodium concentration in the blood - Answer hypernatremia
Fluid accumulation in interstitial spaces - Answer edema
Fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity - Answer ascites
Decreased pH of the blood - Answer acidosis
Elevated potassium concentration in the blood - Answer hyperkalemia
The osmolality of the intracellular fluid normally is (higher than the same as, lower than) the
extracellular fluid because water crosses cell membranes (with difficulty, freely). - Answer
higher than
freely
(Sodium, Albumin) is primarily responsible for the plasma oncotic pressure. - Answer albumin
Thirst prompts fluid intake through action of (baroreceptors, osmoreceptors) located in the
(hypothalamus, posterior pituitary). - Answer osmoreceptors
hypothalamus
Isotonic fluid excess causes (hypernatremia, hypervolemia). - Answer hypervolemia
Renal compensation for an acid-base balance is (fast, slow); pulmonary compensation for an
acid-base balance is (fast, slow). - Answer slow
fast
, Hypercapnia means an excess of (metabolic acid, carbon dioxide) in the blood. - Answer
carbon dioxide
The most dangerous effect of hyperkalemia is its action on the (kidneys, heart). - Answer heart
Proteins that serve as water channels in cell membranes are known as (aquaporins, buffers). -
Answer aquaporins
tumor grows in lymph node - Answer lymphatic obstruction
right heart failure - Answer increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
infected wound - Answer increased capillary permeability
clot in vein - Answer Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
protein malnutrition - Answer Decreased plasma oncotic pressure
bee sting - Answer increased capillary membrane permeability
oliguric chronic kidney disease - Answer decreased plasma oncotic pressure
left arm is edematuous after mastectomy - Answer lymphatic obstruction
Who has a greater percentage of body weight as water: a lean woman or an obese woman? -
Answer lean woman
Who has a greater percentage of body weight as water: an infant or an adolescent? - Answer
infant
Who has a greater percentage of body weight as water, if both people weigh the same: a
woman or a man? - Answer man