What are the three compartments in the body where fluid and solutes move between?
Intracellular, Intravascular, & interstitial
What sign or symptom distinguishes pyelonephritis from cystitis
Flank pain and urinary casts (white blood cells, red blood cells, kidney cells, or substances such as protein or fat & indicates kidney damage/inflammation)
What is the force that pulls in?
Oncotic/osmotic pressure
Name this term: Dark-colored (tarry) stool
Melena: results from bleeding that occurs further up the GI tract
Who is the major electrolyte in intracellular fluid?
Potassium
Lethargy, Nausea and vomiting, Impaired reflexes, Muscle paralysis, Respiratory and cardiac arrest are associated with which electrolyte disturbance?
Active transport requires what for movement of solutes to occur?
ATP/energy
ID this ABG: pH: 7.29, PaCO2: 40, HCO3: 20
Metabolic Acidosis
ID this ABG: pH 7.51, PaCO2: 50, HCO3: 24
Respiratory Alkalosis
Name 3 of the 4 potential causes of edema
increased capillary hydrostatic pressure resulting in hypervolemia,loss of plasm proteins,obstruction of the lymphatic circulation,and increased capillary perm.
Who is the major electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Sodium
Hypotonic fluids cause cells to do what?
Swell or burst
Name the 2 organs involved in regulating acid/base balance
Lungs & kidneys
What is the force that pushes out?
Hydrostatic pressure
What is the net movement of solutes from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration?
Diffusion
Rebound pain/tenderness during palpation of right side abdomen can be indicative of this medical emergency
Appendicitis
Name and identify normal values for the three labs of interest in interpreting ABGs
pH 7.35-7.45, PaCo2 35-45, HCO3 (bicarb) 22-26
Name the following disease's pathophysiology: Pressures in the esophagus decrease, affecting the closure of the lower esophageal sphincter
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Which of the following is not a cause of edema? Heart failure, Increase in capillary oncotic pressure, Blood clot, or Increase in capillary permeability
Changes in skin turgor, hypovolemia, tachycardia, weak pulse, and confusion are signs of what?
Dehydration
Hypertonic fluids cause cells to do what?
Shrivel or shrink
The more (blank) ions, the more acidic the fluid? Fill in blank
Hydrogen (H+)
Thirst, Alterations in mental status, ranging from agitation, restlessness, confusion and lethargy to seizures and coma are signs of which electrolyte imbalance?