Question

1. Identify the four main functions of water in the body. (4 points)

2. Who is at risk for deficient fluid volume? (two types) (14 points)

a. Patients who:

List 5 causes for this type of risk:

b. Patients who:

List 7 causes for this type of risk:

  

Answer 1

1) Four main functions of the water in the body;

1. It is very much necessary for cell physiology, most part of the cells are composed of fluids, both intracellular fluids and extra cellular fluids, all the organeles inside the cells are present in cytoplasam which are mostly fluid.
   
2. It is helpful for the regulation of the body temperature by sweating and evaporation on the skin.
   
3. It is very useful for catabolism to breaking and grinding foods and also for metabolism process
   
4. water will pass the nutrients to the needed cells and eliminate the waste material.

2) Diarrhoea and burns patient are more risk to have fluid volume deficit..

• a) patient who has burns may have following causes
  -damaged skin may leeds to fluid loss
  -severe bleeding
  -poor oxygen intake, breething struggle
  - internal oragan damges
  - sodium and nutrients loss due to cell damage.
  
• b) patient who have diarrhoea may have following causes
  - severe vomiting
  - loose watery stools
  - loss of sodium
  - excess sweating
  - fever
  -nausea
  -abdominal cramps and pain
  
  these are the causes for this two type to get risk for fluid volume defecient.