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    Advanced Electrolyte System BENEFITS 1. Replenish fluid losses 2. It helps in sustaining mental and physical performance PROMISE “complete sports drinks” REASON TO BELIEVE 1. It has 15 g of Carbohydrates which is the body’s main source of energy. It is also primary fuel source for muscles which are working at a moderate to high intensity and prolonged endurance. 2. It has sodium‚ potassium‚ calcium and magnesium which replenish the electrolytes commonly lost through sweat. Electrolytes regulate

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    Acute Renal Failure Essay

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    to reduced fluid intake or excessive use of diuretics. During prerenal failure damage is minimal and can be reversed with proper treatment. Permanent damage can occur with prolonged decrease in blood flow to the kidneys (Rhodes‚ 2009). Next‚ postrenal failure accounts for 5-10% of all cases‚ therefore being the least common cause (Cunha‚ 2000). Postrenal failure is caused by an acute obstruction that affects the normal flow of urine out of both kidneys. The blockage causes fluid

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    Task 4 – The Maintenance of the Acid – Base balance in the body (D1) pH is measured based on its acidity and alkalinity. There are many substances around the body that have different pH values. A pH of 7 is usually considered neutral‚ neither acid nor alkaline‚ this is the pH of water. In the body the acids and bases need to be in very close balance‚ this is called ‘acid base homeostasis. If it goes off too far in either direction then it could be fatal to the body. For example in the body the blood

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    Nervosa The recurrent binge-and-purge cycles of bulimia can affect the entire digestive system and can lead to electrolyte and chemical imbalances in the body that affect the heart and other major organ functions. Some of the health consequences of bulimia nervosa include: • Electrolyte imbalances that can lead to irregular heartbeats and possibly heart failure and death. Electrolyte imbalance is caused by dehydration and loss of potassium‚ sodium and chloride from the body as a result of purging behaviours

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    Hypovolemic Shock

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    organ failure and potentially death (Kleinpell 2007). This essay will focus on hypovolemic shock in particular‚ and relate it to patient with complications following gastrointestinal bleeding. Hypovolemic shock is characterised as the body’s loss of fluids‚ such cases are haemorrhage due to trauma‚ dehydration as a result of vomiting and severe diarrhoea or from severe burns (Hand 2001). According to Kleinpell (2007)‚ there are four stages of shock : initial‚ compensatory‚ progressive and refractory

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    Metabolic Acidosis Metabolic acidosis is a condition in which there is too much acid in the blood. It happens because of a chemical imbalance in your cells. Metabolic acidosis can happen at any age‚ and there are many different causes. It may be a symptom of a sudden‚ short-lived (acute) condition‚ or a lifelong (chronic) condition. Metabolic acidosis can be mild‚ or it can be severe and life-threatening‚ depending on the cause. It can be corrected if the cause is identified and treated correctly

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    FluidElectrolyte‚ and pH Balance 1. The maintenance of normal volume and composition of extracellular and intracellular fluids is vital to life. List and briefly describe the kinds of homeostasis involved. In males and females‚ intracellular fluid has a greater proportion of total body water than does extracellular fluid. Give-and-take between the ICF and the ECF happens across plasma membranes by osmosis‚ diffusion‚ and carrier-mediated transport. The kinds of homeostasis involved are fluid

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    Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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    and that some such patients present with "typical hyperosmolar nonketotic coma"‚ but on closer inspection have varying degrees of ketoacidosis. 2. Insulin and its antagonists DKA is best seen as a disorder that follows on an imbalance between insulin levels and levels of counterregulatory hormones. Put simply: |"Diabetic ketoacidosis is due to a marked deficiency of insulin in the face of high levels of hormones | |that oppose the effects of insulin‚ particularly glucagon. Even

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    Kidney Anatomy Study Guide

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    I. Kidney Anatomy A. Every day the kidneys filter nearly 200 liters of fluid from the bloodstream‚ allowing toxins‚ metabolic wastes‚ and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood; of this‚ only 1-2 L of urine is actually formed daily B. Location and External Anatomy 1. Kidneys - bean-shaped organs that lie retroperitoneal in the superior lumbar region. 2. The medial surface is concave and has a renal

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