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A "fluid balance" chart is also known as an "I/O" chart for intake and output. An I/O is the record a nurse or nursing staff writes, giving the intake and output of fluids in ml/cc's. The I/O includes what is taken in through IVs, gastric lavages, catheter flushes, as well as orally or rectally (such as during an enema). "Return" after an enema, amounts from drainage or returns from flushes, and urinary output create the totals for "output".
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Do a normal person should have positive fluid balance or negative fluid balance?
Total body water is 60% of body weight, Intracellular fluid is 40% of the body weight and extracellular fluid is 20% of the body weight.
Mechanism that your body has that maintain fluid body?
what mechanism that you body has that maintain fluid balance?
What are five ways your body maintains homeostasis?
sweating, shivering, fluid flow, blood flow, and blood spreading
Why do kidney diseases often cause excessive fluid to accumulate?
Since the kidneys are intimately involved with the body's fluid balance, diseases of the kidney often cause excessive fluid to accumulate.
What 2 sensory functions does your ear do?
The two major functions of the ear are hearing and balance. Hearing is pretty obvious and involves sensing air vibrations by using a diaphragm connected by some very small bones to a fluid filled sensory structures. Nerve endings in the fluid are used to interpret the vibrations as sound. Balance is sensed by using small bits of a gravel like substance in one of the fluid filled structure. The inclination and motion of these bits of gravel and pressures of the fluid are sensed and interpreted as information as to up, down, and motion.
What is meant by the term fluid balance?
fluid-balance
Why are kidneys homoeostatic?
they help to maintain fluid balance levels through the use of feedback mechanisms.
Should a person post operatively have a positive or negative fluid balance?
Usually positive fluid balance.
What type of urination does a balance sheet provide?
Fluid Balance
What are flip charts and what is their use?
What are flip charts and their uses?
What system controls the function of nutrition and fluid balance?
Type your answer here... digestive system works with the fluid balance and nutritions
Which gland contributes to adjustment of fluid balance?
The adrenal glands which are found on top of the kidneys help to adjust fluid balance through electrolyte balance. The posterior portion of the pituitary gland secretes anti diuretic hormone which also contributes to fluid balance in the body.
What are the names of 2 charts you can use in the computer when you analyzing the data?
bar charts and pie charts
What system plays biggest role in fluid balance?
Kidneys play biggest role in fluid balance. They are part of the excretory system.
What vitamin is for fluid balance?
The electrolyte Sodium (Na+) is responsible for fluid homostasis.
Why do scientsits use data charts?
Scientists use data charts to organize their data and also their results
What mineral is responsible for fluid balance?
sodium
