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What is an electrolyte?
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A substance that breaks apart into ions or electrically charged partciles when placed in h20
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TBW in man? woman? newborn?
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Man=50-60%
woman=45-50%
newborn=70-80%
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Who has more h20?
young vs old
skinny vs fat
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Young and the skinny
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ICF where? and function?
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Within the cells and its essential for cell fuction and metabolism=cellular medium
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ECF where? and function?
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Outside cell its the transportation system bringing h20 nutrients and electrolytes in cell and taking waste out
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ECF has 3 compartments what are they? and their function?
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Interstitial fluid lies bw cells, necessary for cellular metabolism
plasma (intravascular) maintains vascular volume
transcellular specialized fluid
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How much fluid does the avg person take in and put out daily?
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2500ml in and 1500ml output due to BM, sweat..etc
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+ charged ion?
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Cation
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- charged ion
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Anion
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4 major cations?
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Na, K, Ca, Mg
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4 major anions?
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Cl, HCo3 (bicarbonate) HPO4 (phosphate) SO4 (sulfate)
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Major cation & anion in ECF?
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Na and Cl
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Major cation and anion in ICF?
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K and HPO4 (phosphate)=PP
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Glucose urea dextrose alcohol creatinine are all organic compounds made up of carbons these are EX of?
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Nonelectrolytes
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Functions of electrolytes?
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Allows movement and reflexes
alows movement of h20 in & out of cell
regulates H+ ions
allows fluid into interstitial spaces
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