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What percentage of the body fluid compartments is composed of intracellular fluid?
What percentage of the body fluid compartments is composed of intracellular fluid?
- 75%
- 33%
- 66% (correct)
- 50%
Which of the following is NOT a component of the extracellular space?
Which of the following is NOT a component of the extracellular space?
- Lymph
- Interstitial fluid
- Plasma
- Red blood cells (correct)
Which of the following components makes up around 20% of the fluid compartment?
Which of the following components makes up around 20% of the fluid compartment?
- Interstitial fluid
- Lymph
- Plasma (correct)
- Intracellular fluid
Which electrolyte is often rich in intracellular fluid?
Which electrolyte is often rich in intracellular fluid?
Which type of solution is commonly used to replace fluids and electrolytes in medical settings?
Which type of solution is commonly used to replace fluids and electrolytes in medical settings?
What is the primary distinguishing feature between crystalloids and colloids used in medical treatments?
What is the primary distinguishing feature between crystalloids and colloids used in medical treatments?
What effect can be lost in about 30 minutes when infusing a volume, according to the text?
What effect can be lost in about 30 minutes when infusing a volume, according to the text?
Which condition can cause even more changes in fluid distribution than in a healthy patient, as mentioned in the text?
Which condition can cause even more changes in fluid distribution than in a healthy patient, as mentioned in the text?
What is a characteristic of hypotonic crystalloids in relation to osmolality, based on the text?
What is a characteristic of hypotonic crystalloids in relation to osmolality, based on the text?
What is the main difference between crystalloids and colloids?
What is the main difference between crystalloids and colloids?
Which type of crystalloid is used as maintenance fluids and to treat solute free water deficits, according to the text?
Which type of crystalloid is used as maintenance fluids and to treat solute free water deficits, according to the text?
Which type of solution is generally favored in anesthesia?
Which type of solution is generally favored in anesthesia?
When treating a patient with fluid responsiveness, what approach may be necessary due to volume loss to other compartments?
When treating a patient with fluid responsiveness, what approach may be necessary due to volume loss to other compartments?
What is a risk associated with normal saline administration?
What is a risk associated with normal saline administration?
Why might large volumes of balanced salt solutions pose a risk?
Why might large volumes of balanced salt solutions pose a risk?
In which patient condition is it very rare to see the use of hypotonic crystalloids according to the text?
In which patient condition is it very rare to see the use of hypotonic crystalloids according to the text?
What is a potential risk of using solutions containing calcium?
What is a potential risk of using solutions containing calcium?
Which type of fluid solutions have large molecular weight particles suspended in them?
Which type of fluid solutions have large molecular weight particles suspended in them?
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