Fluids and Electrolytes

Harper and Mason are stranded on a deserted island and find a source of salt water. Why can't they drink it to stay hydrated?

• It's hypertonic to their cells

• It's hypotonic to their cells

• It's isotonic to their cells

• It's paratonic to their cells

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Where will the water go?

• Into the cell

• Out of the cell

• Equally in & out - it's isotonic

• There is no water

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Hypertonic solution example is

• Norm-m

• 7% NaCl

• 0.45%NaCl

• LSR

Hypertonic solutions are not good for

• dehydrated patients

• hypotensive patients

• hemoorhaging patients

• head trauma

The purposes of IV therapy include providing daily body fluid and electrolytes, replacing abnormal loss of fluids and electrolytes, and providing IV administration of medications.

• T

• F

The fluid matrix of the blood is known as...

• Water

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Gas

Plasma is the liquid part of our blood. What percent of your plasma is water?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 90%

Albumin is one of the three types of proteins found in our blood and it regulates osmosis between blood and tissues. What is the function of this protein?

• It helps secrete substances into and out of the blood

• It helps regulate the exchange of water between the blood and tissues

• It helps regulate the amount of electrolytes in our blood stream

• None of the above

What types of minerals maintain fluid balance in the body?

• Macro minerals

• Trace minerals

• Electrolytes

• Vitamins

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Consuming sports drinks, like Gatorade, during physical activity will replace fluids, carbohydrate loss and __________.

• water soluble vitamins

• Calcium

• electrolytes

• trace minerals