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

Which is the most dangerous electrolyte imbalance?

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?

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.

A nurse is providing care to a patient experiencing a multisystem disease process. Because it is the main extracurricular cation, and is the primary electrolyte involved in determining body fluid volumes, the nurse monitors the laboratory values of which of the following electrolytes?

Potassium is responsible for:

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

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:

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

The lowest percentage of body fluids occurs in: