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1
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What components make up the extracellular fluid? What separates them?

A
  1. Interstitial fluid - minimal protein - 75%
  2. Plasma - 20%
  3. Transcellular fluid - 5% - minimal, includes synovial fluid, CSF, intraocular fluid, digestive secretions, etc

Interstitial fluid and plasma separated by capillary wall, relatively permeable to small solutes but not large solutes (proteins)

2
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What is blood volume vs hematocrit?

A

Blood volume - total volume of intravascular compartment -> plasma + blood cells

Hematocrit - fraction of blood volume occupied by cells

(Hematocrit*BV) + Plasma = BV

3
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Why do women have less body water than men? How do their relative TBW / TBWt’s compare?

A

They tend to have more adipose tissue due to breasts and buttocks. As adipose tissue increases, percent water content goes down.

TBW/TBWt:
Male - ~60%, about 42L in a healthy man of 70 kg
Female - ~50%

4
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What are the relative volumes of ICF / ECF and why?

A

ICF = 2x ECF, thus ICF makes up 2/3 of TBW (total body water). This is because ICF has about 2x as much solute, and water moves by osmosis

5
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How does water content of kidney, muscle, bone, and adipose compare?

A

Kidney (84%) > muscle > bone > adipose (10%)

6
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How do you calculate plasma volume with hematocrit + blood volume?

A

PV = BV (1-hct)

7
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How does total body water / total body weight (TBW / TBWt) change with age?

A

Decreases, so old people have a problem with heat and staying hydrated -> less water to lose

8
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What are the normal sources of daily fluid loss and where might they be severe in each case?

A
  1. Respiration - 1-2L, exercise + extreme cold
  2. Perspiration - 1-2L, exercise / hot weather
  3. Urination - 1-2L, varies with hydration
  4. Defecation - 0.1 L - 25L losses with cholera
9
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What are the major cation differences between ICF and ECF?

A

ICF: High K+, Low Na+. Gradient maintained by Na+/K+ ATPase

ECF: High Na+, Low K+

ICF also has extra Mg+2

10
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What are the major anion differences between ICF and ECF?

A

ICF: Proteins and inorganic phosphates, make the cell swell and give overall negative membrane potential

ECF: Chloride and bicarbonate

11
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How are chloride and bicarbonate kept out of the cell?

A

Negative charge on inside of membrane keeps anions out. Proteins are very negatively charged inside the cell as it is, so the cell has a net negative potential.

12
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How does ionized Ca+2 compare in ICF vs ECF?

A

ECF is four orders of magnitude higher than ICF so you don’t have muscles contracting

13
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How does the osmolality of ICF compare to ECF?

A

This is the total solute concentration. It is the same in both, because the cell membranes are very permeable to water. ~290 mM / kg H20

14
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What is the major difference between plasma and interstitial fluid (ISF)? How does this affect ion concentrations?

A

Plasma contains soluble proteins, whereas ISF does not

These proteins:

  1. Occupy space - make all solutes more concentrated in the remaining water
  2. Carry negative charge - attracts cations from ISF, repels anions into ISF
15
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What percent of plasma volume do proteins + lipids take in plasma solution and how does the relate to protein free plasma?

A

They take about 7%. Thus, to calculate protein-free plasma, you take the concentrations of ions per liter solution and divide by (1-.07) = 0.93.

Protein-free plasma = plasma water

16
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What is an equivalent? Why is it important?

A

moles * valence of solute. Valence = charge. I.e. calcium would have a valence of two.

It is important for keeping track of net charge.

17
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What are normal lab values for Na+ in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 153 mM

Cell: 15 mM

18
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What are normal lab values for K+ in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 4.7 mM

Cell: 120 mM

19
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What are normal lab values for Ca+2 in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 1.3 mM

Cell: 1 x 10^-7 M (4 orders of magnitude)

20
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What are normal lab values for Mg+2 in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 0.6 mM

Cell: 18 mM (total), 1 ionized

21
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What are normal lab values for Cl- in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 110 mM

Cell: 20 mM

22
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What are normal lab values for HCO3- in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: 24 mM

Cell: 15 mM

23
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How tightly regulated are phosphates?

A

Not regulated, about 0.7 mM all around

24
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What are normal lab values for protein in protein-free plasma and cell?

A

Protein-Free Plasma: (None) - 1 mM in regular

Cell: 4 mM

25
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What is normal blood glucose and what is it in cells?

A

5.9 mM in protein-free plasma, it is very low in cells as it is readily used.

26
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How does pH differ from ECF to ICF?

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ECF: 7.4
ICF: ~7.2, slightly lower

27
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What is meant by electroneutrality?

A

All body fluids are electrically neutral

28
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What is the anion gap?

A

[Na+] + [K+] > [Cl-] + [HCO3-]. This gap normally amounts to about 9-14 mEq/L, but it works out because the proteins + smaller organic ions have a net negative charge

29
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What are some problems with clinical extracellular Na+ disorders?

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Causes abnormal shifts of water between body fluid compartments, especially in brain which can cause seizures, coma, and death

30
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What are some problems resulting from failed K+ gradient?

A

Coordination problems, muscle weakness

31
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What are four places where solutes and water is transferred between body and outside world?

A
  1. Kidney
  2. Lung
  3. Integument
  4. GI tract