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| Translocation (movementbackandforth) of fluid and exchange of chemicals—including electrolytes,acids,and bases—is continuous in and among all areas where water is located. |
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1)Water movement through semi-permeable membrane; Tonicity; Osmotic pressure
2)Fluid distribution: Flows from areas of low to high concentration |
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| Movement: Fluid, dissolved substances through semi-permeable membrane; Relocates: Water; Chemicals. From high to low pressure. Filtration is the process the kidneys use to process and excrete waste and reabsorb water and other chemicals. |
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Movement: Dissolved substances
High to low concentration
Remains fairly static (post-equilibrium) |
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| Certain dissolved substances require assistance (Carrier molecule) To pass through semipermeable membrane |
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Requires an energy source
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP): Drives dissolved chemicals; from areas of low-to-high concentration. The Sodium-potassium pump system is an example of active transport. |
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| stretch receptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinus that signal the brain to release ADH when blood volume decreases,systolic blood pressure falls,or the right atrium is underfilled,and to suppress ADH when blood volume increases,systolic blood pressure rises,or the right atrium is overfilled. |
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| assessment finding in which a client’s mouth twitches and jaw tightens following the tapping of the facial nerve. |
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| fluid volume that exceeds what is normal for the intravascular space and has the potential to compromise cardiopulmonary function if it remains unresolved. |
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| significant reduction of body fluid in both extracellular and intracellular compartments. |
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| accumulation of fluid in the body areas most affected by gravity(the feet,ankles,sacrum,or buttocks). |
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| substances that carry an electrical charge when dissolved in fluid. |
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| water in the body located outside cells. |
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| accumulation of fluid in all the interstitial spaces. |
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| high ratio of blood components in relation to watery plasma. |
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| low ration of blood components in relation to watery plasma. |
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| high volume of water in the intravascular fluid compartment. |
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| low volume of extracellular fluid. |
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| water located between cells. |
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| water located within cells. |
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| water located in the plasma(serum)portion of blood. |
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| hormone-like substances that act in opposition to the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. |
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| specialized neurons that sense the concentration of substances in blood. |
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| indentations in the skin following compression. |
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| renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system |
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| chain of chemicals that increases both blood pressure and blood volume. |
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| concentration of substances in blood. |
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| translocation of fluid from the intravascular or intercellular spaces to tissue compartments,where it becomes trapped and useless. |
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| assessment finding in which the hand spasms after placing a BP cuff on the client’s upper arm and inflating it between the systolic and diastolic BP,for 3 minutes. |
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