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How can blocked (or surgically removed) lymph vessesl result in Edema?: Cause leaked proteins to accumulate in IF, increased colloid osmotic pressure of IF draws fluid from the blood, results in low blood pressure and severly imparied circulation.
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How does PTH promote increase in calcium level?: Targets Bones, Small Intestine, and Kidneys.
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How is Na+ moved?: Pumped out against its electrochemical gradiant and leaks into cells.
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How is Na+ reabsorbed?: 65% in proximal tubules, 25% is reclaimed in loops of henle.
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How long does it take for Aldosterone to take effect?: Slowly - hours to days.
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What are Electroylytes?: Salts, acids and bases.
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What are protein molecules?: Amphorteric (can function as both a weak acid and a weak base).
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What are salts important for?: Neuromuscular excitability, secretory activity, membrane permeability, controlling fluid movements.
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What are the components of Phosphate Buffer System?: Sodium salts of Dihydrogen phosphate (H2P04-) [weak acid], Monohydrogen phosphate (HP042-) [weak base].
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What are the distinctive pattern of electrolytes in ECF?: Major Cation: Na+, Major anion: Cl- (chloride).
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What are the distinctive pattern of electrolytes in ICF?: Low Na+ and Cl-. Major Cation: K+, Major anion: HPO2-4 (hydrogen phosphate).
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What are the effects of ANP?: Decreases blood pressure and blood volume. Decreases ADH, Renin and Aldosterone production. Increases excretion of Na+ and water. Promotes vasodilation directly and also by decreasing production of angitensin II.
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What are the hypothalamic thirst center osmoreceptors stimulated by?: Declined plasma osmolality of 2 - 3%, Angiotension II or Baroreceptor input, Dry Mouth, Substantial decrease in blood volume or pressure.
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What are the inhibitory feedback signals of water intake?: Relief of dry mouth, activation of stomach and intestinal stretch receptors.
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What are the most important renal mechanisms?: Conserving (reabsoring) or generating new HC03-, Excreting HC03-.
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What are the most plentiful and powerful buffers?: Intracellular proteins.
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What are the signs and symptoms of Dehydration?: Thirst, dry flushed skin, oliguria (decreased production of urine).
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What are the ultimate acid-base regulatory organs?: The Kidneys.
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What can also trigger the release of Aldosterone?: Elevated K+ levels in the ECF.
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What can dehydration lead too?: Weight loss, fever, mental confusion, hypovolemic shock, and loss of electrolytes.
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What creates inhibition of thirst center?: Drinking water.
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What do each fluid compartment have?: A distinctine pattern of electrolytes.
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What do Hypothalamic osmoreceptors trigger or inhibit?: ADH release.
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What do Kidneys eliminate?: Other fixed metabolic acids (phosphoric, uric, lactic acids, and ketones) and prevent metabolic acidosis.
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What do Lungs eliminate?: Volatile carbonic acid by eliminating C02.
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What do sodium salts account for in solutes of the ECF?: 90 - 95%.
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What do Strong acids do to pH?: Dissociate completely in water; dramatically affects.
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What do Strong Bases do to pH?: Dissociate easily in water; quickly tie up H+.
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What do Weak Acids do to pH?: Dissociate partially in water; are efficient are prevent changes.
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What do Weak bases do to pH?: Accept H+ more slowly.
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What does Aldosterone do?: Active reabsorption of remaining Na+.
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What does Calcium reabsorption go hand in hand with?: Phosphate excretion.
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What does decreased ADH lead too?: Dilute urine and decrease volume of body fluids.
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What does Edema result from?: Protein malnutrition, liver disease, or glomerulonephritis.
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What does Electrolyte balance usually refer too?: Only salt balance.
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What does hindered fluid return occur with in Edema?: An imbalance in colloid osmotic pressures - hypoporteinemia (decreased plasma proteins).
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What does Hyponatremia lead too?: Net osmosis into tissue cells.
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What does increased ADH lead too?: Concentrated urine.
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What does inhibited PTH secretion result in?: Release of calcium from bone is inhibited, larger amounts of calcium are lost in feces are urine, more phosphate is retained.
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What does JGA secrete Renin in response too?: Sympathetic nervous system stimulation - decreased filtrate osmolality, decrease stretch due to low blood pressure.
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What does net osmosis into tissue cells lead too?: Swelling of cells.
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What does pH affect?: All functional proteins and biochemical reactions.
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What does PTH do to bones?: Activates osetoclases to break down bone matrix.
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What does PTH do to Kidneys?: Enhances calcium reabsorption and decreases phosphate reabsorption.
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What does PTH do to Small Intestines?: Enhances intestinal absorption of calcium (indirect through vitamin D).
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What does renin do to angiotensin II?: Catalyzes it, which prompts aldosterone release from the adrenal cortex.
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What does swelling of cells lead too?: Severe metabolic disturbancea such as nausea, vomiting, muscular cramping, cerebral edema - possible death.
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What does water content decline too in old age?: ~45%.
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What follows Na+ if ADH is present?: Water.
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What happens if a strong base is added to Bicarbonate buffer system?: Causes Carbonic Acid to dissociate and donate Hydrogen, pH of the solution rises only slightly.
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What happens if the ECF is diluted?: Hyponatremia (no enough sodium in the body fluids outside the cells).
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What happens to bicarbonate buffer system if a strong acid is added?: Bicarbonate ties up Hydrogen and froms carbonic acid. pH of solution decerases only slightly.
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What happens when pH rises?: Organic acid of Carboxyl groups (COOH) [weak acids] release H+.
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What happens with pH falls?: Amino groups (NH2) [weak bases] bind H+.
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What in extra- and intracellular fluids are nearly opposites?: Sodium and potassium concentrations.
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What inhibits PTH secretion?: High or normal ECF calcium levels.
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What is a Chemical Buffer?: System of one or more compounds that act to resist pH changes when strong acid or base is added.
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What is a Negative Fluid Balance: Dehydration?: ECF water loss due to hemorrhage, severe burns, prologned vomiting or diarrhea, profuse sweating, water deprivation, diurectic abuse.
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What is an effective buffer in urine and ICF where phosphate concentrations are high?: Phosphate Buffer System.
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What is ANP released by?: Atrial cells in response to stretch and high blood pressure.
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What is Bicarbonate Buffer System?: Mixture of H2C03 (weak acid) [carbonic acid] and salts of HC03- (e.g., NaHC03, a weak base) [sodium bicarbonate]. Buffers ICF and ECF.
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What is Calcium balance controlled by?: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin.
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What is Calcium ion Ca2+ in ECF important for?: Neuromuscular excitability, blood clotting, cell membrane permeability, secretory activities.
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What is Edema due too?: Anything that increases flow of fluids out of the blood or hinders its return - high blood pressure, capillary permeability (usually due to inflammatory chemicals), incompletant venous valves, localized blood vessel blockage, congestive heart failure, hypertension, high blood volume.
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What is Edema?: Atypical accumulation of IF fluid - tissue swelling.
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What is excreting one HC03- the same as?: Gaining one H+.
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What is generating or reabsoring one HC03- the same as?: Losing one H+.
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What is H+ produced by?: Metabolism. - Phosphoric acid from breakdown of phosphorous containing proteins, lactic acid from anaerobic respiration of glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies from fat metabolism, H+ liberated with C02 is converted to HC03 in blood.
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What is Hypercalcermia?: Inhibits neurons and muscle cells, may cause heart arrhythmias.
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What is Hypocalcemia?: Increased excitability and muscle tetany.
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What is Hypotonic Hydration?: Cellular overhydration, or water intoxication.
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What is Obligatory water losses?: Insensible water loss from lungs and skin, feces, and minimum daily sensible water loss of 500 ml in urine to excrete wastes.
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What is Respiratory Acidosis?: Most common cause of acid-base imbalance. Occurs when a person breathes shallowly, or gas exchange is hampered by diseases such as pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, or emphysema. - HYPOVENTILATION.
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What is Respiratory Alkalosis?: Hyperventiation! Can occur from stress, anxiety, panic attack, bleeding, heart or lung disorder, infection.
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What is the body water content of adult males?: ~60% water.
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What is the body water content of females?: ~50% water (higher fat content, less skeletal muscle mass).
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What is the body water content of Infants?: 73% or more water (low body fat, low bone mass).
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What is the Chemical Buffer Systems?: Rapid; first line of defense.
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What is the concentration of hydrogen ions regulated by?: Chemical buffer systems, respiratory centers, and renal mechanisms.
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What is the driving force for water intake?: Thirst.
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What is the main trigger for aldosterone release?: Renin-angiotensin.
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What is the normal pH of Arterial Blood?: 7.4.
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What is the normal pH of ICF?: 7.0.
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What is the normal pH of Venous Blood and Iterstitial fluid?: 7.35.
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What is the only cation exerting significant osmotic pressure?: Sodium.
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What is the only important ECF buffer?: Bicarbonate Buffer.
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What is the pH in Acidosis or Acidemia (physiological acidosis)?: Arterial pH < 7.35.
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What is the pH in Alkolosis or Alalemia?: Arterial blood pH > 7.45.
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What is the Phosphate Buffer System?: Nearly identical to Bicarbonate buffer.
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What is the Renal Mechanism?: Most potent, but requires hours to days to effect pH changes.
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What is the Respiratory centers (brain stem)?: Act within 1 - 3 min.
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What is the single most abundant cation in ECF?: Sodium.
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What is water reabsorption in collection ducts proportional too?: ADH release.
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What other facts may trigger ADH release via large changes in blood volume or pressure?: Fever, sweating, vomiting, dirrhea, blood loss, and traumatic burns.
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What secretes renin-angiotensin?: JGA (Justaglomerular apparatus).
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When does Hypotonic Hydration occur?: With renal insufficiency or rapid water ingestion.
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Why are sodium and potassium nealry opposite in ECF and ICF?: Reflects the activity of cellular ATP- dependent sodium -potassium pumps.
