Blood, Electrolytes, and Intravenous Infusions

Lesson 2

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LESSON 2 Fluids and Electrolytes.

 

LESSON TEXT Paragraphs 2-1 through 2-14.

 

LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

2-1. Identify the proportions and balancing mechanisms for fluid in the body.

2-2. Identify the categories of body fluids by their proportions and functions.

2-3. Identify the uses for electrolytes in body fluids.

2-4. Identify the body's requirements for an acid-base balance.

2-5. Identify the directional movements of the intravenous solutions.

2-6. Identify the difference between diffusion and osmosis.

2-7. Identify the difference between crystalloid and colloid solutions.

2-8. Identify the body's routes of normal and abnormal fluid loss and replacement measures for these fluids.

2-9. Identify the functions of enzymes and hormones.

SUGGESTION After completing the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.

 

 

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