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Final Exam Ch. 26 - End Notes
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
05/11/2014

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Describe the movement of water among the fluid compartments of the body.
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What forces are responsible for movement among those compartments?
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Recognize normal sources of water gain and water loss.
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What are the causes and consequences of dehydration and overhydration?
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How do water balance and electrolyte balance interact?
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What are the roles of antidiuretic hormone, aldosterone, and natriuretic peptides in water balance?
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What are hypernatremia, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia, acidosis, and alkalosis? What are their effects?
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What are buffer systems?
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Understand what chemical buffer system is most important in the ECF, which in the ICF.
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Understand how the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system works. Be able to predict the effect increasing or decreasing CO2.
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Understand the phosphate buffer system and protein buffer system.
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Understand the role of the respiratory and urinary systems in maintaining acid-base balance.
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