This PPT is mainly to help the MBBS students to know the basic concept about Fluids. Moreover also to help them in knowing the Fluid Imbalances symptoms & their initial steps of management.
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Fluids – Importance & Composition.
Fluid – Types of Transport.
Fluid Imbalances – You See & You Do.
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Between 50% and 60% of the human body by
weight is water.
Water provides a medium for transporting
nutrients to cells and wastes from cells and for
transporting substances such as hormones,
enzymes, platelets, RBC’s & WBC’s.
Helps maintain normal body temperature
Facilitates digestion and promotes elimination
Acts as a tissue lubricant
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Because fat cells contain
little water and lean
tissue is rich in water, the
more obese the person,
the smaller the
percentage of total body
water compared with
body weight.
This is also true between
sexes because females
tend to have
proportionally more body
fat than males.
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60% composed of water
70 kg person= 42 L
2/3 ICF = 28L
1/3 ECF = 14L
TBW= ECF + ICF
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Fluids and solutes constantly move within the
body, which allows the body to maintain
homeostasis.
Fluids along with nutrients and waste products
constantly shift within the body’s compartments
from the cell to the interstitial spaces, to the blood
vessels and back again.
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A. Active transport
B. Passive transport
- Diffusion
- Osmosis
- Filtration
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Solutes / Molecules can be moved against a
concentration gradient as they move from an
area of lower concentration to an area of higher
concentration and requires an energy.
Also called “pumping”
Dependent on the presence of ATP
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Molecules move across a biological membrane
from an area of higher to an area of lower
concentration
Membrane types
◦ Permeable
◦ Semi-permeable
◦ Impermeable
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Movement of solute and solvent across a
membrane caused by hydrostatic (water pushing)
pressure
Occurs at the capillary level
If normal pressure gradient changes (as occurs
with right-sided heart failure) edema results from
“third spacing”
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Movement of solvent from an area of lower
solute concentration to one of higher
concentration
Occurs through a semipermeable membrane
using osmotic (water pulling) pressure
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FluidFluid
High SolutionHigh Solution
Concentration,Concentration,
Low FluidLow Fluid
ConcentrationConcentration
Low SoluteLow Solute
Concentration,Concentration,
High FluidHigh Fluid
ConcentrationConcentration
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Fluids in the body generally aren’t found in pure
forms.
Isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic types.
Defined in terms of the amount of solute or
dissolve substances in the solution.
Balancing these fluids involves the shifting of fluid
not the solute involved.
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No net fluid shifts
occur between
isotonic solutions
because the solution
are equally
concentrated
Eg - NSS or 0.9SS
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Has a lower solute
concentration than
another solution
Fluid from the
hypotonic solution
would shift into the
second solution until
the two solutions had
equal concentrations
Eg - Half normal or
0.45%SS
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Has a higher solute
concentration than
another solution
Fluid from the second
solution would shift
into the hypertonic
solution until the two
solutions had equal
concentrations
Eg - D5 / NSS
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Isotonic loss of water and electrolytes (fluid
volume deficit) – “Hypovolaemia”
Isotonic gain of water and electrolytes (fluid
volume excess) – “Hypervolaemia / Edema”
Hyperosmolar loss of only water (Dehydration)
Hypo-osmolar gain of only water (Overhydration) –
“Water Intoxication”
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Loss of body fluids ⇒ increased concentration
of solutes in the blood and a rise in serum Na+
levels.
Fluid shifts out of cells into the blood to restore
balance.
Cells shrink from fluid loss and can no longer
function properly.
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Mild = Weight loss – 5%
Moderate = Weight loss – 10%
Severe = Weight loss – 15%
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Fluid Replacement - Oral or IV over 48 hrs.
Monitor symptoms and vital signs
Maintain I & O
Maintain IV access
Daily weights
Skin and mouth care
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Isotonic fluid loss
from the
extracellular
space
Can progress to
hypovolemic
shock
Caused by:
◦ Excessive fluid loss
(hemorrhage)
◦ Decreased fluid
intake
◦ Third space fluid
shifting
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Mild = < 2 L fluid loss
Moderate = 2 – 3 L fluid loss
Severe = > 3 L fluid loss
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Fluid replacement
Albumin
replacement
Blood transfusions
for hemorrhage
Dopamine to
maintain BP
Assess for fluid
overload with
treatment
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Excess fluid in the extracellular compartment
as a result of fluid or sodium retention,
excessive intake, or renal failure.
Occurs when compensatory mechanisms fail to
restore fluid balance.
Leads to CHF and pulmonary edema.
ECF can be further subdivided into plasma approx 3l and IF 10-11 L
Figure 52-5 Schematic of filtration pressure changes within a capillary bed. On the arterial side, arterial blood pressure exceeds colloid osmotic pressure, so that water and dissolved substances move out of the capillary into the interstitial space. On the venous side, venous blood pressure is less than colloid osmotic pressure, so that water and dissolved
substances move into the capillary.