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Understanding Body Fluids and Electrolytes

This document discusses fluids and electrolytes in the human body. It covers topics like water content in the body, extracellular and intracellular fluid composition, electrolytes including sodium, potassium, calcium, and their functions and imbalances. It also discusses fluid volume regulation through mechanisms like thirst, the renin-angiotensin system, and antidiuretic hormone. Causes, signs, and treatments of fluid and electrolyte imbalances are provided.
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Understanding Body Fluids and Electrolytes

This document discusses fluids and electrolytes in the human body. It covers topics like water content in the body, extracellular and intracellular fluid composition, electrolytes including sodium, potassium, calcium, and their functions and imbalances. It also discusses fluid volume regulation through mechanisms like thirst, the renin-angiotensin system, and antidiuretic hormone. Causes, signs, and treatments of fluid and electrolyte imbalances are provided.
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FLUIDS & ELECTROLYTES

Adult body: 40L water, 60% body weight 2/3 intracellular 1/3 extracellular ( 0% inter!titial, 20% intra"a!cular# $n%ant: &0' 0% water (lderly: 40')0% water (xtracellular %luid * di"ided into inter!titial + intra"a!cular !ub!tance! that di!!ol"e in other !ub!tance! %or, a solution solute * the !ub!tance di!!ol"ed solvent * !ub!tance in which the !olute i! di!!ol"ed ' u!ually water (uni"er!al !ol"ent# molar solution (-# ' . o% gra,',olecular weight! o% !olute /er liter o% !olution osmolality * concentration o% !olute /er 0g o% water nor,al range 1 2&)'22) ,3!,/0g o% water osmolarity * concentration o% !olute /er L o% !olution * !ince 10g11L, + water i! the !ol"ent o% the hu,an body, o!,olarity + o!,olality are u!ed interchangeably electrolyte ' any o% "ariou! ion!, !uch a! !odiu,, /ota!!iu,, or chloride, re4uired by cell! to regulate the electric charge and %low o% water ,olecule! acro!! the cell ,e,brane5 Ions * electrically charged /article! Hydrostatic ressure '/u!he! %luid out o% "e!!el! into ti!!ue !/ace6 higher to lower /re!!ure * due to water "olu,e in "e!!el!6 greater in arterial end * !welling: "arico!e "ein!, %luid o"erload, 0idney %ailure + 789 Osmotic ressure '/ull! %luid into "e!!el!6 %ro, wea0er concentration to !tronger concentration ' %ro, /la!,a /rotein!6 greater in "enou! end ' !welling: li"er /roble,!, ne/hrotic !yndro,e !ctive trans ort * u!e o% energy to ,o"e ion! acro!! a !e,i/er,eable ,e,brane again!t a concentration, che,ical or electrical gradient Di""usion * /article! in a %luid ,o"e acro!! a !e,i/er,eable ,e,brane %ro, an area o% greater to le!!er concentration !cid # yield! hydrogen ion! ' 87l, carbonic acid, acetic acid ("inegar#, lactic acid $ase * yield! 386 bind! with 8 ion! ' ,agne!iu, + alu,inu, hydroxide (antacid!#, a,,oniu, hydroxide (hou!ehold cleaner#

Fluid $alance Re%ulation Thirst reflex triggered by: 15 decrea!ed !ali"ation + dry ,outh 25 increa!ed o!,otic /re!!ure !ti,ulate! o!,orece/tor! in the hy/othala,u! 35 decrea!ed blood "olu,e acti"ate! the renin/angionten!in /athway, which !i,ulate! the thir!t center in hy/othala,u! Renin-Angiotensin 15 dro/ in blood "olu,e in 0idney! 1 renin relea!ed 25 renin 1 act! on /la!,a /rotein angioten!in (relea!ed by the li"er# to %or, angioten!in $ 35 A7( 1 con"ert! Angioten!in $ to Angioten!in $$ in the lung! 45 Angioten!in $$ 1 "a!ocon!triction + aldo!terone relea!e ADH * /roduced by hy/othala,u!, relea!ed by /o!terior /ituitary when o!,orece/tor or barorece/tor i! triggered in hy/othala,u! Aldosterone * /roduced by adrenal cortex6 /ro,ote! :a + water reab!or/tion Sensi&le & Insensi&le Fluid Loss ;en!ible: urine, "o,iting, !uctioned !ecretion! $n!en!ible: lung! (400,l/day# ;0in (400,l/day e"a/oration, 200,l/day !weat# <$ (100,l/day# I' Fluids Isotonic L= >:;; (052%:;;# :Hypotonic ?)@ ' i!otonic in bag ' dextro!e14uic0ly ,etaboliAed1hy/otonic ?25)@ 054)% :;; 053% :;; 052% :;; ?)0@ ?10@ ?):;; ?)L= 3%:;; !las"a expanders

Hypertonic

Colloids (usually CHONs)

Albu,in >la!,a * %or hy/oalbu,ine,ia, "olu,e'de/leted /atient! ' ha! /rotein, including 79 ($ to $B# ?extran * !ynthetic /oly!accharide, gluco!e !olution ' increa!e concentration o% blood, i,/ro"ing blood "olu,e u/ to 24 hr! ' contraindicated: heart %ailure, /ul,onary ede,a, cardiogenic !hoc0, and renal %ailure 8eta!tarch * li0e ?extran, but longer'acting ' ex/en!i"e ' deri"ed %ro, corn !tarch

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Com osition o" Fluids ;aline !olution! * water, :a, 7l ?extro!e !olution! * water or !aline, calorie! Lactated =ingerD! * water, :a, 7l, E, 7a, lactate >la!,a ex/ander! * albu,in, dextran, /la!,a /rotein (/la!,anate# ' increa!e! oncotic /re!!ure, /ulling %luid! into circulation >arenteral hy/erali,entation * %luid, electrolyte!, a,ino acid!, calorie! Fluid 'olume De"icit Hypertonic# !o,e diuretic!, ?iabete! in!i/idu!, ?iabete! -ellitu!, in%ection!, %e"er, decrea!ed water inta0e, !alt tablet/!alt water inta0e, watery diarrhea Hypotonic# diuretic!, !alt'wa!ting renal di!ea!e!, Addi!onD! di!ea!e Isotonic# diuretic!, diarrhea, "o,iting, blood lo!!, third'!/acing ;/;: thir!t ?ry !0in, ,ucou! ,e,brane! $ncrea!ed te,/, %lu!hed !0in =a/id, thready /ul!e $ncrea!ed 8ct, !/eci%ic gra"ity, etc5 Late: hy/oten!ion decrea!ed F3 adult * 30,l/hr children * 1'2,l/0g/hr 0id!: de/re!!ed %ontanel! Fluid 'olume E(cess Hypertonic# cau!e ' hy/ertonic $G %luid!, hy/eraldo!teroni!, -ay lead to: 789, ede,a etc Hypotonic# increa!ed water inta0e, ta/ water ene,a!/irrigation!, ;$A?8 Isotonic# renal %ailure, cortico!teroid! ;/; 789'li0e weight gain, ede,a, a!cite! crac0le!, dy!/nea di!tended nec0 "ein! bounding /ul!e con%u!ion, wea0ne!! increa!ed 7G> ?ecrea!ed 8ct, HF: etc Eid!: bulging %ontanel! Old vs) in"ants Hody water + regulation: 3ld * 40')0% ' 0idney! cannon concentrate or dilute urine a! e%%iciently ' di,ini!hed thir!t ,echani!, $n%ant * u/ to 0% (20% i% /re,ature# ' 0idney! i,,ature until age 2 ' larger body !ur%ace area %or !iAe ' higher ,etabolic rate re4uire! ,ore water ;0in turgor: 3ld * u!e !ternu,, %orehead, inner thigh, to/ o% hi/ bone $n%ant * abdo,en, inner thigh!

ELECTROLYTE I*$!L!+CES
SODIU* :a ' ,o!t abundant extracellular cation ' clo!ely a!!ociated with chloride ' in%luenced by diet, aldo!terone 13)'14) ,(4/L 9unction! ' neuro,u!cular, ner"e tran!,i!!ion ' o!,olarity + oncotic /re!!ure i,/ul!e

!ource: table !alt, /roce!!ed %ood!, !,o0ed//re!er"ed ,eat!, corned bee%, ha,, bacon, /ic0le!, 0etchu/, ba0ing /roduct! (ba0ing /owder + !oda#, !hell%i!h, al0a'!etlAer + cough !yru/! Hy onatremia u!ually %ro, hy/er"ole,ia /ull! water into cell! * cerebral ede,a 7au!e diuretic!, !alt'wa!ting renal di!ea!e !uctioning, diarrhea, "o,iting, ta/ water ene,a ;$A?8, Addi!onD! Lithiu, ;/; bounding /ul!e, tachycardia 8y/oI;: (low (7G#, hy/erI;: (high (7G# >ale, dry !0in (low (7G# @eight gain, ede,a (high (7G# 789 ;/; (high (7G# @ea0ne!!, headache, con%u!ion increa!ed $7> ;/; -gt ?iet: high !odiu,, water re!triction ;aline or L= @eigh daily, $+3 Hy ernatremia /ull! water %ro, cell! * cell! !hrin0 thir!t ,echani!, triggered cell! beco,e hy/erexcitable 7au!e 7u!hing!, ?iabete! in!i/idu! ;alt'water drowning =enal %ailure ;/; Iachycardia, hy/erten!ion ?ry, !tic0y ,ucu! ,e,brane! Ihir!t, dry tongue Iwitching, tre,or, hy/erre%lexia $rritability, !eiAure!, co,a 7hloride * ,ay be ele"ated -gt ?iet: low !odiu, ()00,g * 3g/day# @eigh daily, $+3 Loo/ diuretic! (thiaAide! o0# ?e!,o/re!!in acetate (??AG># na!al !/ray $% 9G?, increa!e %luid/water inta0e

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,OT!SSIU* E* ,o!t abundant intracellular cation ' exchange! with 8 ion! to ,aintain acid' ba!e balance ' al0alo!i! 1 hy/oE6 acido!i! 1 hy/erE ' a%%ected by in!ulin le"el! 35)') ,(4/L 9unction! ' ,u!cular (e!/ heart# contraction ' neuro,u!cular contraction, including !,ooth ,u!cle! ' /art o% !odiu,'/ota!!iu, /u,/ !ource: dried %ruit! (/rune!#, %ruit! (banana, cantalou/e, gra/e%ruit, orange, a/ricot!, a"ocado#, "egetable! (!/inach, broccoli, green bean!# nut!, ,il0, ,eat, co%%ee + cola, !alt !ub!titute! =?A: 40'60 ,(4/day Hy o-alemia >oor ,u!cle contraction 7au!e Al0alo!i! Ioo ,uch in!ulin 7u!hingD! @ater intoxication (diabete! in!i/idu!# ?iuretic! (loo/ + thiaAide# 7ortico!teroid! ?igoxin ?iarrhea, :+G ;/; arrhyth,ia @ea0, thready /ul!e (7<: ;I de/re!!ion5 9lattened I wa"e, F wa"e, >G7!

Hy er-alemia $ncrea!e! cell excitability, ,ay di!charge inde/endently without !ti,ulu! 7au!e =a/id E in%u!ion, exce!!i"e inta0e =enal %ailure Addi!onD! 3"eru!e o% E'!/aring diuretic! -etabolic acido!i! $n!ulin de%iciency -a!!i"e cell da,age (burn!, tu,or ly!i! !yndro,e, blood cell he,oly!i!# Hlood tran!%u!ion! ;/; Arrhyth,ia ;low cardiac rate (7<: narrow//ea0ed I wa"e, widened K=;, /rolonged >= inter"al, %lattered > wa"e, G %ib

Iwitching (early# or /araly!i! (late# <$ hy/er,otility, diarrhea -gt $n!ulin L gluco!e ?iuretic! (loo/, thiaAide!# * no E'!/aring (xchange re!in! ;odiu, /oly!terene !ul%onate (Eayexalate#' exchange! :a with E in the <$ ;orbitol &0% oral or rectal 7a gluconate * antagoniAe! e%%ect o% E on ,yocardiu, to decrea!e irritability6 doe! not /ro,ote E excretion dialy!i! ?iet: low /ota!!iu,, no !alt !ub!titute!

8y/ore%lexia -u!cle wea0ne!!, /are!the!ia! Leg cra,/! 9atigue, lethargy, co,a 8y/oacti"e bowel !ound!, /aralytic ileu! -gt $G: no ,ore than 1,(4/10 ,l ' ne"er gi"e $GII ' ,a0e !ure /atient ha! "oided 3ral: 0aliu, durule (gi"e with ,eal!# ?iet: high /ota!!iu, -onitor drug le"el! o% cardiac glyco!ide! >rotect %ro, inJury

C!LCIU*

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7a * cation, ,o!t abundant in entire body ' 22% in bone, teeth ' o% the 1%, hal% bound to /rotein (u!ually albu,in#, hal% ioniAed (acti"e %or,# ' 05 g/dL 7a %or e"ery 1 g/dL albu,in increa!e or decrea!e ' a%%ected by >I8, 7alcitonin, albu,in, Gita,in ? (calcitriol# ' 1000'1200,g/day %or adult!6 1)00 %or elderly, /regnant, lactating 45)')5) ,(4/L 5)'105) ,g/dL * total 9unction! ' !0eletal + cardiac contraction ' !0eletal + dental growth/den!ity ' clotting (79 $G# * i,/ortant in con"erting /rothro,bin to thro,bin ;ource!: ,il0, yogurt, chee!e, !ardine!, broccoli, to%u, green lea%y "egetable! Hy ocalcemia 7au!e 8y/o/arathyroidi!, (idio/athic or /o!t!urgical# Al0alo!i! (7a bind! to albu,in# 7ortico!teroid! (antagoniAe Git ?# 8y/er/ho!/hate,ia Git ? de%iciency =enal %ailure ("it ? de%iciency# ?ecrea!ed cardiac contractility Arrhyth,ia (7<: /rolonged KI inter"al, lengthened ;I !eg,ent Irou!!eauD! !ign (in%late H> cu%% 20,, abo"e !y!tole %or 3 ,in 1 car/o/edal !/a!,# 7h"o!te0D! !ign (ta/ %acial ner"e anterior to the ear 1 i/!ilateral ,u!cle twitching# Ietany 8y/erre%lexia, !eiAure! Laryngeal !/a!,!/!tridor ?iarrhea, hy/eracti"e bowel !ound! Hleeding =elated electrolyte i,balance!: 8y/o,agne!e,ia, hy/o0ale,ia, hy/er/ho!/hate,ia -gt 7alciu, gluconate 10% $G 7alciu, chloride 10% $G ' both u!ually gi"en by ?r, "ery !lowly6 "enou! irritant6 cardiac /rob! 3ral: calciu, citrate, lactate, carbonate6 Git ? !u//le,ent! ?iet: high calciu, watch out %or tetany, !eiAure!, laryngo!/a!,, re!/ + cardiac arre!t !eiAure /recaution!

' 7au!e

u!ually %ro, bone re!or/tion 8y/er/arathyroidi!, (eg adeno,a# -eta!tatic cancer (bone re!or/tion a! tu,orD! ecto/ic >I8 e%%ect# * eg5 -ulti/le ,yelo,a IhiaAide diuretic! (/otentiate >I8 e%%ect# $,,obility -il0'al0ali !yndro,e (too ,uch ,il0 or antacid! in aeg! with /e/tic ulcer# Arrhyth,ia (7<: !hortened KI inter"al, decrea!ed ;I !eg,ent 8y/ore%lexia, lethargy, co,a 7on!ti/ation, decrea!ed bowel !ound! Eidney !tone! Hone %racture! %ro, re!or/tion $% /arathyroid tu,or 1 !urgery ?iet: low 7a, !to/ ta0ing 7a 7arbonate antacid!, increa!e %luid! $G %lu!hing (u!ually :a7l# Loo/ diuretic! 7ortico!teroid! Hi/ho!/honate!, li0e etidronate (7alcitonin# + alendronate (9o!a,ax# >lica,ycin (-ithracin# * inhibit! bone re!or/tion 7alcitonin * $- or intrana!al ?ialy!i! (!e"ere ca!e# @atch out %or digitali! toxicity >re"ent %racture!, handle gently

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-g * 2nd ,o!t abundant intracellular cation ' )0% %ound in bone, 4)% i! intracellular ' co,/ete! with 7a + > ab!or/tion in the <$M ' inhibit! >I8 15)'25) ,(4/L 9unction!: ' i,/ortant in ,aintaining intracellular acti"ity ' a%%ect! ,u!cle contraction, + e!/ecially relaxation ' ,aintain! nor,al heart rhyth, ' /ro,ote! "a!odilation o% /eri/heral arteriole! !ource!: green lea%y "egetable!, nut!, legu,e!, !ea%ood, whole grain!, banana!, orange!, cocoa, chocolate Hy oma%nesemia 7au!e 7hronic alcoholi!, (,o!t co,,on# $n%la,,atory bowel di!ea!e, !,all bowel re!ection, <$ cancer, chronic /ancreatiti! (/oor ab!or/tion# Iwitching, tre,or!, hy/eracti"e re%lexe! >G7!, tachycardia N Li0e hy/ocalce,ia, hy/o0ale,ia >otentiate! digitali! toxicity -agne!iu, !ul%ate $G, $- (,a0e !ure renal %unction i! o0# * ,ay cau!e %lu!hing 3ral: -agne!iu, oxide 300,g/day, -g'containing antacid! (;( diarrhea# ?iet: high ,agne!iu, Hy erma%nesemia 7au!e -agne!iu, treat,ent %or /re'ecla,/!ia =enal %ailure (xce!!i"e u!e o% -g antacid!/laxati"e! 8y/ore%lexia 8y/oten!ion, bradycardia, arrhyth,ia 9lu!hing ;o,nolence, wea0ne!!, lethargy, co,a ?ecrea!ed == + re!/iratory /araly!i! Nli0e hy/ercalce,ia -gt ?iuretic! ;to/ -g'containing antacid! + ene,a! $G %luid! rehydration 7alciu, gluconate * (antidote, antagoniAe! cardiac + re!/iratory e%%ect! o% -g#

> * /ri,ary intracellular anion ' /art o% AI> * energy ' )% bound with 7a in teeth/bone!, !0eletal ,u!cle ' reci/rocal balance with 7a ' ab!or/tion a%%ected by Git ?, regulation a%%ected by >I8 (lower! > le"el# 25)'45) ,g/dL 9unction!: ' bone/teeth %or,ation + !trength ' /ho!/holi/id! (,a0e u/ cell ,e,brane integrity# ' /art o% AI> 8>34 * /ho!/hate * anion ' a%%ect! ,etaboli!,, 7a le"el! !ource!: red + organ ,eat! (brain, li"er, 0idney#, /oultry, %i!h, egg!, ,il0, legu,e!, whole grain!, nut!, carbonated drin0! Hy o /os /atemia 7au!e ?ecrea!ed Git ? ab!or/tion, !unlight ex/o!ure 8y/er/arathyroidi!, (increa!ed >I8# Alu,inu, + -g'containing antacid! (bind ># ;e"ere "o,iting + diarrhea Ane,ia, brui!ing (wea0 blood cell ,e,brane# ;eiAure!, co,a -u!cle wea0ne!!, /are!the!ia! 7on!ti/ation, hy/oacti"e bowel !ound! NLi0e hy/ercalce,ia -gt ;odiu, /ho!/hate or /ota!!iu, /ho!/hate $G (gi"e !lowly, no %a!ter than 10 ,(4/hr# ;odiu, + /ota!!iu, /ho!/hate orally (:eutra'>ho!, E'>ho!# * gi"e with ,eal! to /re"ent ga!tric irritation A"oid >'binding antacid! ?iet: high -g, ,il0 -onitor Joint !ti%%ne!!, arthralgia, %racture!, bleeding

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Hy er /os /atemia 7au!e Acido!i! (> ,o"e! out o% cell# 7ytotoxic agent!/che,othera/y in cancer =enal %ailure 8y/ocalce,ia -a!!i"e HI (> lea0! out o% cell! during !torage o% blood# 8y/erthyroidi!, 7alci%ication o% 0idney, cornea, heart -u!cle !/a!,!, tetany, hy/erre%lexia Nli0e hy/ocalce,ia

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Alu,inu, antacid! a! /ho!/hate binder!: Al carbonate (Ha!alJel#, Al hydroxide (A,/hoJel# 7a carbonate %or hy/ocalce,ia A"oid /ho!/hate laxati"e!/ene,a! $ncrea!e %luid inta0e ?iet: low >, no carbonated drin0!

'

controlled by bu%%er!, lung!, 0idney!

$u""er # /re"ent! ,aJor change! in (79 by relea!ing or acce/ting 8 ion! (uffer "echanis"# %ir!t line (ta0e! !econd!# 15 co,bine with "ery !trong acid! or ba!e! to con"ert the, into wea0er acid! or ba!e! 25 Hicarbonate Hu%%er ;y!te, ' ,o!t i,/ortant ' u!e! 8733 + carbonic acid/82733 ' (20:1# ' clo!ely lin0ed with re!/iratory + renal ,echani!,! 35 >ho!/hate Hu%%er ;y!te, ' ,ore i,/ortant in intracellular %luid!, where concentration i! higher ' !i,ilar to bicarbonate bu%%er !y!te,, only u!e! /ho!/hate 45 >rotein Hu%%er ;y!te, ' he,oglobin, a /rotein bu%%er, /ro,ote! ,o"e,ent o% chloride acro!! =H7 ,e,brane in exchange %or 8733 Respiratory "echanis": 2nd line (ta0e! ,inute!# 15 increa!ed re!/iration! liberate! ,ore 732 1 increa!e /8 25 decrea!ed re!/iration! con!er"e ,ore 732 1 decrea!e /8 carbonic acid (82733# 1 732 L water Renal "echanis": 3rd line (ta0e! hour!'day!# 15 0idney! !ecrete 8 ion! + reab!orb bicarbonate ion! 1 increa!e blood /8 25 0idney! %or, a,,onia that co,bine! with 8 ion! to %or, a,,oniu, ion!, which are excreted in the urine in exchange %or !odiu, ion! Revie01 !cid#$ase Im&alance H * &53)'&54) CO2 * ,ea!ure,ent o% the 732 /re!!ure that i! being exerted on the /la!,a ' 3)'4),,8g ,aO2' a,ount o% /re!!ure exerted by 32 on the /la!,a ' 0'100,,8g SaO2' /ercent o% he,oglobin !aturated with 32 $ase e(cess * a,ount o% 8733 a"ailable in the (79 ' '3 to L3 )teps in interpreting A(* result# 15 inter/ret the /8 25 identi%y i% /ri,ary cau!e i! re!/iratory or ,etabolic 35 deter,ine /re!ence o% co,/en!ation, + i% !o, %ully or /artially

CHLORIDE 7l * extracellular anion, /art o% !alt ' bind! with :a, 8 (al!o E, 7a, etc# ' exchange! with 8733 in the 0idney! (+ in =H7!# 9unction!: ' hel/! regulate H>, !eru, o!,olarity ' /art o% 87l ' acid/ba!e balance (exchange! with 8733# 2)'10 ,(4/L !ource!: !alt, canned %ood, chee!e, ,il0, egg!, crab, oli"e! Hy oc/loremia 7au!e ?iure!i! -etabolic al0alo!i! 8y/onatre,ia, /rolonged ?)@ $G Addi!onD! ;/; ;low, !hallow re!/iration! (,et5 Al0alo!i!# 8y/oten!ion (:a + water lo!!# -gt E7l, :a7l $G E7l or :a7l oral ?iet: high 7l (+ u!ually :a# Hy erc/loremia 7au!e -etabolic acido!i! F!ually noted in hy/er:a, hy/erE ;/; ?ee/, ra/id re!/iration! (,et5 Acido!i!# hy/erE, hy/er:a ;/; $ncrea!ed 7l !weat le"el! in cy!tic

%ibro!i! -gt

?iuretic! 8y/otonic !olution!, ?)@ to re!tore balance ?iet: low 7l (+ u!ually :a# Ireat acido!i!

!cid#$ase $alance *ec/anisms


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@eb 7o/y, >age 6 o% & >re/ared by: <igi <o

Res iratory acidosis ' decrea!ed /8, increa!ed >732 7au!e =e!/iratory de/re!!ion Airway ob!truction (73>?!, etc# $nade4uate che!t ex/an!ion >neu,onia :euro,u!cular di!ea!e! ;/; 8y/o"entilation 8y/oten!ion @ar,, %lu!hed !0in with "a!odilation ?row!ine!!, co,a -gt Low %low 32 7lear re!/iratory tract o% ,ucu! Li4ue%y !ecretion! $% !e"ere: ,echanical "entilation Antibiotic! %or re!/iratory in%ection!, Hronchodilator!, ,uco,y!t Res iratory al-alosis ' increa!ed /8, decrea!ed >732 7au!e 8y/er"entilation %ro, %ear, anxiety, hy/oxe,ia, /ain (xce!!i"e ,echanical "entilation (arly A=?; ;alicylate intoxication ;/; =a/id, !hallow breathing 7he!t tightne!!, /al/itation! ?iAAine!!, lightheadedne!! 7ircu,oral nu,bne!!, tingling Anxiety, tetany, /anic -gt =ebreathe 732 u!ing /a/er bag, cu//ed hand!, rebreather ,a!0 A!!i!t /atient to breathe !lowly >rotect %ro, inJury Anti'anxiety ,edication! a! needed *eta&olic acidosis ' decrea!ed /8, decrea!ed 8733 7au!e ;tar"ation, ,alnutrition diarrhea Eetoacido!i! Irau,a, !hoc0 ;e"ere in%ection, %e"er ;alicylate intoxication 8y/er0ale,ia ;/; ?ee/, ra/id re!/iration! 7old, cla,,y !0in ?row!ine!!, co,a 8y/oten!ion -gt Ireat underlying /roble, ($G + in!ulin in 0etoacido!i!, etc# -onitor electrolyte!, e!/5 E ;odiu, bicarbonate $G

' increa!ed /8, increa!ed 8733 7au!e (xce!!i"e "o,iting Ioo ,uch antacid! hy/o0ale,ia ;/; 8y/o"entilation $rritability, ner"ou!ne!! Ire,or!, tetany ;eiAure! -gt A!!e!! %or hy/oE, hy/o7a (due to 7A binding to albu,in# Ieach /ro/er u!e o% antacid! E !u//le,ent! i% hy/o0ale,ic AcetaAola,ide (?ia,ox# to increa!e renal 8733 excretion L 820

*eta&olic !l-alosis
C >ar"ae Lucie! ?o,ini 2001 http#$$%%%&ann'&net$pld @eb 7o/y, >age & o% & >re/ared by: <igi <o

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