PRIN 10 Body Fluids Flashcards
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Normal Body Water
Male vs Female
MALES: 60%
FEMALES: 50%
difference due to fat
NOTE: depends on physique and age
Normal Body Water
What is the affect of aging?
Newborn vs Elderly?
we gradually lose water percentage as we age
“newborns are more water and less substance
elderly are less water and more substance”
Newborns are 80% water!
Which organs have the highest percentage of water?
top 3
All have 80% water
(1) Kidney
(2) Heart
(3) Lung
Compartments of Body and Difference in Water Composition
TOTAL BODY WATER = 60%
40% ICF
20% ECF
5% plasma, 15% ISF
What is ISF?
Interstitial Fluid =
Fluid (water) outside of cells: includes Lymphatics and Transcellular Fluid
What is Transcellular Fluid?
CSF, synovial fluid, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid etc …
WE IGNORE IT (so small … unless pathology)
What is ICF?
Intracellular Fluid
- fluid inside cells
- all cells including blood cells
Which organs have the lowest percentage of water?
Skeleton (20%) Adipose Tissue (10%)
How can measurements of the various fluid compartments be done?
Indicator Dilution Method
TBW: D20 & Antiypyrine
ECF: Inulin & Na+*
Plasma Vol: Albumin* or Evans blue dye
Composition of ICF`
Cations & Anions …?
plasma water, proteins, lipids
Cation: K+
Attendant Anions: proteins, organic phosphates, acids
Composition of Plasma
Cations & Anions …?
Cation: Na+
Attendant Anions: Cl- & HCO3-
Equation for calculating Blood Vol
BV = Plasma Volume / 1-hematocrit
Which is the correct term to use?
Osmolarity or Osmolality?
Osmolality
since the volume of water can be affected by
changes in temperature
What is the eq/mol of Ca2+
2
two charges
What is the osmol/mol of Ca2+
1
only 1 species
What is the eq/mol of CaCl2?
4
four charges
What is the osmol/mol of CaCl2?
3
three species when dissociated
Formula for Osmotic Pressure:
van’t Hoff’s Law
Osmotic Pressure = nRTCk
C = [total solute] expressed in osmoles; the # of dissociated particles
k=osmotic constant
What is Plasma Water?
the volume of plasma that is associated only with the water and not the dissolved solutes
[Plasma Water] = [Plasma] / 0.93
Composition of ISF
Cations & Anions …?
Similar to Plasma, but hardly any proteins
Cation: Na+
Attendant Anions: proteins, organic phosphates, acids
What is the normal Osmolality of Body Fluids?
280 to 300 mosmol/kg water
Hyperosmotic >300
Hypo-osmotic <300
What IS Osmolality?
total number of osmotically active particles (all solutes) dissolved in water (solvent)
What are the major sources of water input?
MOST to LEAST
Drinking
Food
Oxidation of Food
What are the major sources of water output?
MOST to LEAST
Urine
Insensible Loss
Sweat
Feces