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| dehydration in which the fluid intake of the body is not sufficient to meet the fluid needs of the body |
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| fluid intake or fluid retention that exceeds the fluid needs of the body also called overhydration or fluid overload |
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| the tendency of biological systems to maintain relatively constant conditions in the internal environment while continuously interacting with and adjustin to changes originating within or outside the system |
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| a serum calcium level that exceeds 10 mg/dl |
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| a serum potassium level that exceeds 5.1 mEq/L |
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| a serum magnesium level that exceeds 2.6 mg/dl |
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| a serum sodium level that exceeds 145/mg/dl |
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| a serum phosphorus level that exceeds 4.5 mg/dl |
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| a serum calcium level less than 8.6 mg/dl |
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| a serum potassium level leess than 1.6 mg/dl |
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| a serum magnesiu level less thaqn 1.6 mg/dl |
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| a serum sodium level less than 135 mEq/L |
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| a serum phosphorus level less than 2.7 mg/dl |
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| substance that is dissolved in solution and some of its molecules split or dissociate into electrically charged atoms or ions |
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| milliequivalents provide information about the number of anions or cations available to combine with other anions or cations |
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| refers to all fluid inside the cell, most body fluids are inside the cells |
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| Intravascular compartment |
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| fluid without blood vessels |
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| fluids between the cells and blood vessels |
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| accumulation and sequestration of trapped extracellular fluid in an actual or potential body space as a result of disease or injury, trapped volume represents a volume loss and is unavailable for normal physiological processes |
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excess accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces
Localized due to tramatic injury from accident/surgery
generalized edema-excessive accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space throughout the body as a result of a condition such as cardiack, renal or liver failure |
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provides transportation of nutrients to cells carries waste products from the cells
10% loss of body fluid in adult serious
20%loss of body fluid in adult fatal |
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movement of particles in all directions through a solution
spreads from higher concentration to lower concentraation |
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| allow substance to pass through without restrictions |
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| selective permeable membrane |
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| allows some substances to pass through but prevents others from passing through freely |
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| Osmotic pressure is the force that draws the water from a less concentrated solution through a selectively permeable membrane into a more concentrated solution |
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