How do you calculate the Total Na and Total K on this order?

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Q: What are secondary imbalances?

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Q: If an accident victim loses 1 L of blood, why would an intravenous infusion of a liter of plasma be…

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Q: What is the plasma pH range?

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Q: Give this ABG interpretation a try: Which A/B imbalance is it? It is it Compensated, Uncompensated,…

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Q: If an IV of RL is running at 22 gtt/min and the drop factor is 15 gtt/mL, what is the flow…

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Q: Define ECM

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Q: Urine creatinine: 180 mg/dL . Plasma creatinine:   2.3 mg/dL  . Urine output: 1.6 mL/mi Creatinine…

A: Use the formula provided to calculate Creatinine Clearance (C):C = (Urine Creatinine × Urine Flow…

Q: What two chemicals are altered in metabolic acid-base disturbances?

A: It is controlled or kept in balance by the lungs, kidney and the buffer systems. Acidosis is a…

Q: Summarize the total-body balance for sodium chloride?

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Q: What three major hormones affect fluid and electrolyte balance? What are the primary effects of each…

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Q: What is the approximate volume of blood plasma in a lean 60-kg male? In a lean 60-kg female? (Note:…

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Q: Compare and Contrast the Nernst’s equation to GHK equation.

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Q: How do the sodium andpotassium ions maintain theresting potential of theneuron?

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Q: What would be the effect of denervation (removal of sympathetic neural input) of the kidneys on Na1…

A: Sympathetic nervous system: Sympathetic nervous system is the part of autonomic nervous system that…

Q: What effect does glucagon have on the plasma?

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Q: Explain the functional residual capacity (FRC)?

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Q: Use these values of the forces below to determine the net filtration pressure (enter a number): BHP…

A: GBHP is glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure  BCOP is blood colloid osmotic pressure IFOP is the…

Q: What is the effect of no vasopressin and maximum vasopressin concentration in the blood?

A: Vasopressin is also known as anti-diuretic hormone. Vasopressin is a peptide hormone produced in the…

Q: what is the average volume (ml) for the information given?

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Q: State four (4) clinical manifestations of Fluid volume deficit

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Q: A 26-year-old woman reports that she has a severe migraine and has taken six times more than the…

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Q: How does aldosterone influence fluid and electrolyte balance?

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Q: What are the signs and symptoms of surfactant dysfunction?

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Q: What substances are a H+ ion input?

A: H+ ions makes the solution acidic

Q: What is Hperpolarization? Why is it important?

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Q: If a person were stranded for two days with virtually no drinking water, you would expect the…

A: ANSWER;-Production of concentrated urine. Explain;- The production of concentrated urine includes…

Q: What effect does ANH have on Na+ and water loss in urine?

A: ANH stands for atrial natriuretic hormone. The Atria of the heart secretes this hormone in response…

Q: If the other three forces that determine fluid movement were unchanged, an increase in blood…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the effect of an increase in blood hydrostatic…

Q: 41. After prolonged administration of aldosterone, which of the following plasma concentrations is…

A: Aldosterone is a hormone released by the adrenal glands. It helps to regulate blood pressure by…

Q: Severely malnourished individuals, depleted of proteins and other solutes in their plasma,…

A: Edema refers to the excess amassing of liquid inside the tissues of the body. It can  emerge as a…

Q: If 1.1 grams of creatinine pass through the kidneys in a 24 hour period, what amount would you…

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Q: Mr Flint's lab work is back and his k level slightly decreased at 3.1mmol/l. The physician changes…

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Q: Explain in detail composition of ascitic fluid?

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Q: What would be the effect of increased or decreased aldosterone secretion on plasma and urine volume…

A: Osmolarity is the term used to define the total number of osmol present in 1 liter of solution.…

Q: Which of the following is a hormone that regulates the reabsorption of sodium by the distal…

A: Introduction :- The DCT is a short nephron segment that lies between the macula densa and the…

Q: How does Net Filtration Pressure (NFP) measure hydrostatic pressure and what is the relationship to…

A: Net Filtration Pressure (NFP) is the pressure responsible for the formation of filtrate in the…