Multiple Choice
Which statement should the nurse include when teaching a class on fluid balance?
26. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Acid Base Balance
Fluid Balance
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Fluid Balance
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
c. The main hormone that regulates fluid balance is antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a hormone involved in water or electrolyte balance?
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Why should a person with a fever drink plenty of fluids?
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Explain how the amount of water in the body affects the concentration of ions and solutes in the ECF.
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Identify four hormones that mediate major physiological adjustments affecting fluid and electrolyte balance. What are the primary effects of each hormone?
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
a. The thirst mechanism is mediated by osmoreceptors located in the cerebral cortex.
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The principal anions in the ICF are:
(a) Phosphate and proteins (Pr⁻)
(b) Phosphate and bicarbonate
(c) Sodium and chloride
(d) Sodium and potassium
- Multiple ChoiceThe major source of water loss from the body is __________.
- Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following puts infants at increased risk for dehydration?
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Drinking a solution hypotonic to the ECF causes the ECF to:
(a) Increase in volume and become hypertonic to the ICF
(b) Decrease in volume and become hypertonic to the ICF
(c) Decrease in volume and become hypotonic to the ICF
(d) Increase in volume and become hypotonic to the ICF
- Multiple ChoiceAll of the following factors would stimulate the hypothalamic thirst center EXCEPT __________.
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Which of the following factors will enhance ADH release?
a. Increase in ECF volume
b. Decrease in ECF volume
c. Decrease in ECF osmolality
d. Increase in ECF osmolality
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In response to excess water in the body,
(a) Antidiuretic hormone is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
(b) The active transport mechanisms in the ascending thick limb of the nephron loop cease functioning.
(c) The permeability of the distal convoluted tubules and collecting ducts to water is decreased.
(d) The permeability of the ascending limb of the nephron loop is increased.
(e) The glomerular filtration rate is reduced.
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Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.
e. Dehydration is characterized by a decreased volume and increased osmolarity of the ECF.