NURS113 Lecture 10: N113-Unit 10 Q&A's (fluid and electrolytes) Study Guide
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A: input from external environment (through ingestion, inhalation, absorption, though body surface or artificial injection) Q: what happens to fluids inside the body? (3) A: storage depot within body (no function other than storage) Internal pool (extracellular fluid concentration) of a substance. Reversible incorporation into more complex molecular structures (fulfills a specific function) Q: the body metabolically ____ ecfluid, and metabolically ____ ecfluid. Q: how is fluid excreted from the body? (4) A: by the kidneys, lungs, gi tract, and body surfaces. A: fluid that fills the spaces in all the cavity. **it said this agai(cid:374) (cid:271)ut slightl(cid:455) differe(cid:374)t, (cid:862)(cid:271)od(cid:455) fluid = 60% of (cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:449)eight, icf=(cid:1008)0% (cid:894)(cid:1006)/(cid:1007)(cid:895) a(cid:374)d. A: are an element or compound that dissociates into ions when dissolved in solvent/water and are capable of conducting an electrical current. A: sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate. Q: what are the major differences between ecf and icf? (2)