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NU 157 - Ydirin - Galen Medsurg Test 1 With Solution
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NU 157 - Ydirin - Galen Medsurg Test 1With Solution
Acidosis - ANSWER blood ph below 7.35
Active transport - ANSWER movement which requires cellular energy (ATP)
Aldosterone - ANSWER regulates the reabsorption of water and sodium ions
from the kidney tubules
Alkalosis - ANSWER blood ph above 7.45
Anion gap - ANSWER measurement of the difference-or gap-between the
negatively charged and positively charged electrolytes.
Anions - ANSWER negatively charged electrolytes (Cl/Chloride)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) - ANSWER released by the posterior pituitary.
Controls how much fluid leaves the body in the urine
Atrial Natriuretic peptide (BNP) - ANSWER promotes loss of water and
sodium ions from the kidney tubules and causes vasodilation
Carpopedal spasm - ANSWER frequent and involuntary muscle contractions
in the hands and feet
Cations - ANSWER positively charged electrolytes (Na/Sodium)
Dehydration - ANSWER condition caused by the loss of too much fluid from
the body.
Diffusion - ANSWER the process by which substances move across the
membrane until they are evenly distributed
, Edema - ANSWER associated with the retention of water, sodium and
chloride. Defined as an accumulation of freely moving interstitial fluid. Seen
in hypervolemia
Electrolytes - ANSWER molecules that undergo a separation of atoms into
electrically charged ions
Extracellular - ANSWER fluid outside the cell
Filtration - ANSWER the movement of water and solutes through a
semipermeable membrane as a result of a pushing force
Hydrostatic pressure - ANSWER pressure exerted by fluid
Hypercalcemia - ANSWER excessive calcium in the blood. ABOVE 10.6 mg/dl
Hyperkalemia - ANSWER excessive potassium in the blood. ABOVE 5.0 mEq/L
Hypermagnesemia - ANSWER excessive magnesium in the blood ABOVE 2.1
mEq/L
Hypernatremia - ANSWER excessive sodium in the blood. ABOVE 145 mEq/L
Hypertonic - ANSWER of greater concentration. Causes cells to shrink
Hyperventilation - ANSWER condition in which you start to breathe very fast
Hypervolemia - ANSWER excessive blood volume. Elevates blood pressure
Hypocalcemia - ANSWER deficit of calcium in the blood. Less than 8.4 mg/dl
Hypodermoclysis - ANSWER the subcutaneous administration of fluids to the
body, often saline or glucose solutions.
Hypokalemia - ANSWER deficit of potassium in the blood. LESS than 3.5 mE/L
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