Electrolytes NUR 155 Galen Questions
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Isotonic - ANSWER✔✔ when the concentration of two solutions is the same
Hypovolemic/ hypertonic - ANSWER✔✔ Less fluid, more patricles
Hypervolemic hypotonic - ANSWER✔✔ More fluid, less particles
Osmosis - ANSWER✔✔ The movement of water molecules from a less
concentrated area to a more concentrated area in an attempt to equalize the
concentration of solutions on two sides of the membrane
Filtration - ANSWER✔✔ Fluid and solutes move together across a membrane
from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure.
Diffusion - ANSWER✔✔ The movement of molecules through a semi permeable
membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Inteacellular Fluid - ANSWER✔✔ With in cells
2/3 of total body fluid
extracellular fluid - ANSWER✔✔ Outside of cell
1/3 of total body fluids
Intravascular or interstitial
, intravascular fluid - ANSWER✔✔ blood plasma
Intracellulat and extracelluar fluids carry.. - ANSWER✔✔ Oxygen from lungs,
dissolved nutrients from GI, excretory products like CO2, and charged particles,
Ions.
Electrolytes - ANSWER✔✔ conduct electricity
measured in milliequivalent per liter (mEq/L) or milligrams per 100 milliliter
(mg/100mL)
arginine vasopressin - ANSWER✔✔ major physiological function is the control of
water homeostasis.
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system - ANSWER✔✔ compensatory process that
leads to increased blood pressure and blood volume to ensure perfusion of the
kidneys; important in the continual regulation of blood pressure
atrial netriuretic peptide (or factor) - mech - ANSWER✔✔ atrial distention -->
release ANP from atrial wall --> inhibit Na and water reabsorption in collecting
ducts (diurese), also vasodilates
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