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NSG 252 Fluid and Electrolytes questions fully solved & updated 2025
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NSG 252: Fluid andElectrolytes questions fully
solved & updated 2025
what are the functions of the kidneys? - answer -acid/base balance
maintaining
-water balance maintaining
-electrolyte balance
-toxin removal
-blood pressure control
-erythropoietin making
-D vitamin metabolism
fluid around the nephron... - answer hypertonic
minimum urine amount needed to excrete toxic waste products - answer
400-600 mL
third spacing - answer fluid accumulates into cavities
-peritoneal cavity, around connective tissues, under the skin
edema - answer fluid leaks out of the intravascular space into the tissues
due to increased permeability
albumin - answer increases intravascular colloid osmotic pressure,
"pulling" fluid back into the intravascular space so it can move to kidneys
for excretion
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