NSG 302 Module 5 Notes (Complete And Verified Study material) (17pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. What percentage of healthy adult body weight is water?: Answer 60% 2. How doesloss of muscle tissue in older people contribute to dehydration?- Answer : Muscle holds more water than fat 3. Where is the majority of fluid in the body?: Answer Intracellular 4. Normal saline and lactated ringers are examples of what types of fluid?: - Answer Isotonic 5. Where do isotonic fluids stay?: Answer In vascular space 6. For someone who is dehydrated simply because of insufficient volume(hypovolemia), what type of fluids would you give them?: Answer Isotonic 7. For someone with large amounts of blood loss, what is the preferred fluidto give?: Answer Lactated ringers 8. Which type of fluids treat cellular hydration and promote eliminationthrough the kidneys?: Answer Hypotonic fluids