General Physiology And Basic Concepts Flashcards
Total body water percentage
60% Bodyweight
Percentage ICF
40% of body weight
percentage of ECF
20% bodyweight
What is the ECF composed of
Plasma 5% Of ECF
Interstitial fluid 15% “
Transcellular fluid
Factors affecting TBW
Age
Fat
Formula for volume of distribution
V = Q-e/c
Q=Known quantity of dye
e=Amount of dye metabolised/excreted during procedure
c= concentration of dye
Dyes to measure plasma volume
Evans blue
Radioactive iodine
Labelled albumin
ECF Volume measurement dyes
Inulin
Sucrose
mannitol
TBW measuring dyes
D2O
Tritium oxide
Amino pyrine (antipyrine)
ICF Formula
TBW-ECF
ISF formula
ECF-plasma
Whole blood percentage
8% of body weight
Blood volume calculation (using hematocrit)
100/100-hematocrit x plasma volume
1 mole
6.023×10^23
Millimole
1/1000th of mole
1 osmole of substance
1 osmole=1 mole of a substance/no. of freely moving particles liberated in solution
Osmolality
Number of osmoles or milliosmoles of solute per kg of solvent
Osmolarity
No. of osmoles or milliosmoles of solute per litre of solution
Normal plasma osmolality
280-290 mosm/L
Sequence of events when there is increase in plasma osmolality
Stimulates osmoreceptors
(OVLT- organum vasculosum of lamina terminalis)
(In ant hypothalamus)
Supraoptic nucleus of hypothalamus >inc ADH
(H2O absorption by kidneys>conc urine) [5 mosm]
Stimulates thirst centres(hypothalamus)[10 mosm]
Plasma contribution along with percentage
Na and it’s associated anions 270 mosm
Glucose 5 mosm
Urea 5 mosm
Plasma protein 2 mosm
How does the brain do osmotic adaptation when there is chronic hyponatraemia
- Decrease interest cellular synthesis and extrusion of osmolites (betaine,inositol,glutamine)
- Export of K+
How does the brain do osmotic adaptation when there is chronic hypernatraemia
- increase intra cellular synthesis and extrusion of osmolites (betaine,inositol,glutamine)
- import of Na+
How to correct hyper/hyponatremia
Gradual correction
First day - 4-8 mmol
2nd day onwards - max 6 mmol