A nurse is admitting a patient who has been experiencing vomiting and diarrhea for the last 3 days. the nurse knows that based on the patient's symptoms, the amount of ADH secreted would most likely.

Weight gain or loss gives the nurse information regarding change in body fluids. The nurse should be aware that 1 liter of fluid weighs:

The lowest percentage of body fluids occurs in:

Mrs. B brings her 4-month-old son, Tyler, to the physician's office because he has been experiencing diarrhea for about 24 hours and has taken very little fluid when it has been offered. Mrs. B says she is not sure if she needed to bring Tyler to be examined. The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:

When patients take substances into the body, they first enter the extracellular compartment. In order to carry out their function, must enter the:

Which of the following body systems is the quickest to respond to changes in pH in the blood?

In diuretic therapy, the nurse should monitor the patient for this electrolyte imbalance:

Fluid having a concentration of electrolytes that expands volume but does not cause a fluid shift in or out of the cells would be considered

The vitreous and aqueous humors are found in the:

The major route of excretion of all electrolytes from the body is via the:

The normal elasticity and resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid is called: