The osmolarity of plasma is maintained at about 300 mOsM.  What would the osmolarity inside a red blood cell need to be to maintain osmotic equilibrium between the intracellular fluid and plasma?

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Q: The intracellular fluid has: high levels of K+, low levels of Na+, and many large anions low levels…

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Q: How is osmolality different from molarity and what will be the osmolality of the body fluids.? How…

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Q: Extracellular fluids have relatively

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Q: is the intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid

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Q: Explain how the body detects changes in the osmolality of plasma and describe the regulatory…

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Q: Compare and contrast the relative concentrations of major electrolytes in intracellular and…

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Q: How would eating a meal high in salt content affect the amount of fluid in the intracellular fluid…

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Q: Why would it be dangerous to administer intravenous fluids that do not have an osmotic pressure…

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Q: Describe the following fluid compartments in the body Intracellular (ICF) Extracellular (ECF)…

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Q: What is the total serum osmolarity of a patient with the following laboratory values? (hint: none of…

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Q: Why osmotic pressure plays so important role in the process of fluid shifting?

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Q: what is osmotic pressure ? Why it is helpful ?

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Q: Does the fluid imbalance change the osmolarity (concentration) of body fluid?

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Q: The osmolarity of plasma is maintained at about 300 mOsM.  What would the osmolarity inside a red…

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Q: if the osmolarity of plasma increases what would happen to the size of a red blood cell? Would it…

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Q: Body fluids occupy two different compartments, either inside the cells or outside the cells.(a) What…

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Q: What does osmolarity determine?

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Q: How is the osmolarity different from specific gravity with regards to how it is affected by number…

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Q: Drinking a litre of water will cause the osmolarity of blood plasma to :  INCREASE OR DECREASE?

A: Drinking a liter of water would dilute the plasma.

Q: Give one reason why it is important to maintain plasma osmolarity within a narrow range of values?

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Q: luid exchange in the venous end is considered osmosis or reverse osmosis

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Q: What is the intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF)

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Q: is the role of electrolyte in our body? Which body fluid can serve as extracellular electrolyte and…

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Q: Renal tubule cells in the kidney medulla are constantly exposed to high extracellular osmolarity.…

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Q: Animals that are osmoconformers _______.     almost always live on land or in fresh water habitats…

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Q: What are major factors that determine blood osmolality? The osmolality of 0.9% NaCl is ___________.…

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Q: How would you describe the movement of Na+ and HCO3- ? (Click all that apply) - Filtration -…

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Q: What does an increase in permeability mean for the movement of ions?

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Q: To minimize disturbances in the osmolarity of body fluids, many people eat and drink at the same…

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Q: What is the function of Extracellular Osmolarity?

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Q: What type of intravenous solution (isotonic/hypertonic/hypotonic) must be administered to a patient…

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Q: What is one way in which the composition of intracellular and extracellular fluids differ?

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Q: Renal tubule cells in the kidney medulla are constantly exposed to high extracellular osmolirity.…

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Q: If the C- concentration outside of cells is 10 mM and inside of cells is 10 mM, what would the…

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Q: Are osmotic tension, pressure, resistance and fragility the same?

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Q: What is the role of osmosis in contriolling fluids in the extra cellular compartment and extra…

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Q: A 5% dextrose is isoosmotic to plasma. What effect would infusion of 1L of a 5% dextrose solution…

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Q: An animal like salmon that can survive large fluctuations in external osmolarity is called (?????).

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Q: What is osmotic pressure?

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Q: What is the osmolarity of the solution, and how does it compare with the osmolarity of blood plasma?

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Q: What is the difference in cell potential between sodium and glucose environment?

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Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a discipline of medicine that studies how medications interact with the systems and processes of living organisms, focusing on drug action mechanisms as well as therapeutic and other purposes.