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MA9 UNIT4 VOCAB
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Question | Answer |
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ACID SOLUTION | ONE WITH A pH LEVEL LESS THAN 7.0 |
ACIDOSIS | EXCESSIVE PROPORTION OF ACID IN THE BLOOD |
ALKALINE SOLUTION | ONE WITH A pH GREATER THAN 7.0 |
ALKALOSIS | EXCESSIVE PROPORTION OF ALKALI IN THE BLOOD |
DEHYDRATION | A FLUID IMBALANCE WHERE FLUID OUTPUT EXCEEDS INTAKE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD |
DISSOCIATE | TO BREAK UP IN A WATER SOLUTION |
EDEMA | INTERSTITIAL FLUID THAT ATTRACTS WATER & RESULTS IN TISSUE SWELLING |
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID | WATER OUTSIDE CELLS |
FLUID BALANCE | INTAKE EQUALS OUTPUT |
HOMEOSTASIS | MAINTENANCE OF A CONSTANT OR STABLE ENVIRONMENT |
INTERSTITUAL FLUID | FLUID LOCATED IN THE MICROSCOPIC SPACES BETWEEN THE CELLS |
INTRACELLULAR FLUID | FLUID LOCATED IN THE CELLS |
NEUTRAL SOLUTION | ONE WITH A pH OF 7.0 |
pH | SYMBOL FOR DEGREE OF ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY |
ADH | ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE |
Ca | CALCIUM |
CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
Cl | CHLORIDE |
CO2 | CARBON DIOXIDE |
ECF | EXTRACELLULAR FLUID |
ICF | INTRACELLULAR FLUID |
IF | INTERSTITIAL FLUID |
IV | INTRAVENOUS THERAPY |
K | POTASSIUM |
Na | SODIUM |