Assignment task: Fluid and Electrolyte Skeletal Outline
1. Explain the three main fluid compartments how fluid shifts between the compartments: Fluid Compartments % of total body water Definition Pattern of Fluid Shifts Intravascular Interstitial Intracellular
2. Identify common reasons someone's TBW might not be 60% a. b. c.
3. Analyze the principles of fluid balance Mechanisms of Fluid Balance Definition Osmolality Hydrostatic Pressure Oncotic Pressure Osmotic Pressure Osmosis Diffusion Active Transport Isotonic Hypotonic Hypertonic