Electrolytes and Body Fluids — Flashcards

Capillary fluid transudation results in clinically apparent edema when the _____ has risen sufficiently to overwhelm the resorptive capacity of tissue lymphatics

ECF volume _____ produces a(n) decrease in capillary oncotic pressure (C)

ECF volume _____ produces a(n) increase in capillary hydrostatic pressure (Pc)

Adrenal insufficiency is a cause of _____-osmotic volume contraction

Values of _____ and ICF cannot be measured directly

Volume _____ refers to a decrease in ECF volume

ECF volume _____ produces a(n) increase in capillary oncotic pressure (C)

The _____ is a circumventricular organ that senses changes in serum osmolarity

The major cation of _____ fluid is Na+

On average, _____ fluid is 20% of body weight