Intracellular fluid is found:

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

In addition to building bones and teeth, calcium is important also for the following activity:

Which structure is responsible for evaporative water loss?

The patient with systemic edema is given Lasix to reduce the edema. A serious side effect of this diuretic is the promotion of hypokalemia, which may result in:

A patient with kidney disease is at risk for developing additional diseases related to excretion of body wastes. In order for the kidneys to remove this waste, they must produce hourly urine amounts of:

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

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

Your patient is admitted with alkalosis. Which laboratory finding would you expect?

A patient who is started on oral nourishment along with IV fluid has the following amounts entered on his I and O sheet: juice 120 ml, cereal 180 ml, tea 150 ml, urine 380 ml, IV fluid 1050 ml, and emesis 50 ml. His total oral intake was:

A 7-year-old patient is admitted with vomiting and diarrhea of 3 days' duration. The patient is started on IV therapy. A sign that he is receiving too much or too rapid IV fluid, when compared with previous data would be: