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What primarily regulates effective circulating volume (ECV)?
What primarily regulates effective circulating volume (ECV)?
- Voluntary movements and physical exercise
- Hormonal changes unrelated to sodium
- Renal sodium and water excretion (correct)
- Dietary water intake
Where are the volume receptors that sense changes in ECV located?
Where are the volume receptors that sense changes in ECV located?
- In the cardiopulmonary circulation and carotid sinuses (correct)
- In peripheral tissues only
- In the gastrointestinal tract
- Only in the brain
Which hormone plays a critical role in the regulation of renal sodium excretion?
Which hormone plays a critical role in the regulation of renal sodium excretion?
- Dopamine
- Insulin
- Aldosterone (correct)
- Norepinephrine
What is the likely physiological result of stimulating baroreceptors?
What is the likely physiological result of stimulating baroreceptors?
What condition is hypernatraemia primarily associated with?
What condition is hypernatraemia primarily associated with?
In the case of the 60-year-old woman found with a sodium concentration of 167 mmol/L, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
In the case of the 60-year-old woman found with a sodium concentration of 167 mmol/L, which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
What is the effect on systemic blood pressure when blood volume decreases based on ECV regulation mechanisms?
What is the effect on systemic blood pressure when blood volume decreases based on ECV regulation mechanisms?
Which of the following physiological processes occurs as a response to low effective circulating volume?
Which of the following physiological processes occurs as a response to low effective circulating volume?
What is primarily regulated by the body to maintain fluid balance?
What is primarily regulated by the body to maintain fluid balance?
Why is sodium commonly measured instead of plasma osmolality?
Why is sodium commonly measured instead of plasma osmolality?
What physiological response occurs during hyperosmolality?
What physiological response occurs during hyperosmolality?
What defines Effective Circulating Volume (ECV)?
What defines Effective Circulating Volume (ECV)?
In assessing hyponatraemia, what should be monitored for disturbances?
In assessing hyponatraemia, what should be monitored for disturbances?
What primarily causes changes in osmoregulation in response to plasma osmolality?
What primarily causes changes in osmoregulation in response to plasma osmolality?
Which hormone is responsible for regulating water excretion in the kidneys?
Which hormone is responsible for regulating water excretion in the kidneys?
Which of the following statements about plasma sodium is true?
Which of the following statements about plasma sodium is true?
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Study Notes
Plasma Sodium Disturbances
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Plasma sodium is a surrogate marker for plasma osmolality, which is the number of particles dissolved in a solution.
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Understanding the regulation of osmolality and effective circulating volume (ECV) is essential for interpreting disturbances in plasma sodium.
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The body regulates osmolality through osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus.
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Hyperosmolality triggers thirst and the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), leading to increased water intake and urine osmolality, respectively.
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ECV regulation is mediated by baroreceptors in the cardiovascular system and the afferent glomerular arterioles in the kidneys.
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Changes in ECV trigger the sympathetic nervous system, angiotensin II generation, and aldosterone secretion, ultimately affecting blood pressure and renal sodium reabsorption.
Hypernatremia
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Hypernatremia represents both extracellular and intracellular hyperosmolality, meaning an increase in the concentration of dissolved particles both outside and inside the cells.
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The increased plasma osmolality due to high plasma sodium creates an osmotic gradient, causing water to move out of cells and into the extracellular fluid.
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Hypernatremia is primarily caused by a dysfunction in the osmoregulatory system.
Case 1
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A 60-year-old woman was found unconscious at home.
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She had suffered a stroke one or two days prior.
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Her plasma sodium level was 167 mmol/L (normal range 135-145 mmol/L).
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