The intracellular compartment (within the cell) contains what percentage of body water? 2/3
The extracellular compartment (outside the cell) contains what percentage of body water? 1/3
The extracellular compartment is made of interstitial fluid and plasma (intervascular). What percentage of each ...
NURS 334 - Exam 1 Questions and
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The intracellular compartment (within the cell) contains what percentage of body water?
✅2/3
The extracellular compartment (outside the cell) contains what percentage of body
water? ✅1/3
The extracellular compartment is made of interstitial fluid and plasma (intervascular).
What percentage of each is there respectively? ✅75,25
Infants have what percent body water? ✅70%
Children have what percent body water? ✅65%
Adults have what percent body water? ✅60%
Most organs are what percent water ✅70%
Serum sodium less than 130 meq/L is: ✅hyponatremia
Serum sodium greater than 145 meq/L is: ✅hypernatremia
IV fluids which supply water and sodium to maintain the osmotic gradient between the
extravascular and intravascular components are: ✅crystalloids
What are the most commonly used crystalloids? ✅normal saline and lactated ringers
The strength of an IV solution is known as: ✅tonic
An IV solution that has the same amount of solutes as bodily fluids: ✅isotonic
An IV solution with more solutes than bodily fluids? ✅hypertonic
Hypertonic solutions cause water to move: ✅out of the cell
An IV solution with less solutes than bodily fluids? ✅hypotonic
Hypotonic solutions cause water to move: ✅into the cells
What is the highest risk IV solution? ✅hypertonic
, IV fluids that increase colloid oncotic pressure and moves fluid from the interstitial
compartment to the plasma ✅colloids
Commonly used colloids are: ✅albumin, dextran, and hetastarch
What is the only class of fluids that are able to carry oxygen? ✅blood products
To increase oxygen-carrying capacity in patients with anemia, in patients with
substantial hemoglobin deficits, and in patients who have lost up to 25% of their total
blood volume ✅packed red blood cells
What type of blood product contains all blood components, and must be transfused
within 24 hours? ✅whole blood
What type of blood product is an unconcentrated source of all clotting factors (without
platelets) ✅fresh-frozen plasma
What type of blood product is concentrated blood product made from FFP (contains 40-
50% of coag factors found in a unit of FFP) ✅cryoprecipitate and plasma protein
factors
What type of blood product is used to manage acute bleeding (over 50% slowly or 20%
rapidly) ✅cryoprecipitate
What type of blood product is used to increase clotting factors? ✅fresh frozen plasma
What type of blood product is used to increase oxygen-carrying capacity in patients with
hemoglobin deficits, and in patients who have lost 25% of total blood volume?
✅packed red blood cells
A patient is taken to the trauma unit after a motorcycle accident. It is estimated that he
has lost 30% of his blood volume and he is in hypovolemic shock. The nurse anticipates
a transfusion with which blood product?
1. Prbcs
2. Whole blood
3. Cryoprecipitate
4. FFP ✅whole blood
What is an increase in the total volume of body fluid known as? ✅volume expansion
Treatments of volume expansion include: ✅diuretics, agents used for heart failure
What are the principle extracellular fluid electrolytes? ✅sodium and chloride
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