Fluids and electrolytes
Body fluid compartments
1 .Intracellular
compartment. ICF
Fluid inside
the cell
Most body
fluids are inside the cell.
2 Extra
cellular fluids.ECF
Include, a)
interstitial fluid – fluid between cells
Blood, lymph, connective tissue water and trancellular
fluids like peritoneal fluid, pleural fluids etc..
Third
spacing
Accumulation
and sequestration of ECF in to a actual or a potential space.
Edema
Excess
accumulation of fluids in the interstitial space
Types
·
Local
·
Generalized
also called anasarca (through out the body)
BODY
FLUIDS
Total body fluids = ICF+ECF
=60% of
total body weight in adults.
=55%in older
adults
=80% in
infants.
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