Can someone please explain (with calculations) this guyton and hall hyponatremia question answer to me?

[creightonstudent101]

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For the life of me, I cannot figure out the calculation to solve these two problems. Would have been nice if they actually written them out in their answer key!

Thank you!!

 

[mm5869]

#35
total body fluid: 60% * 60L = 36L
total osmoles before administration = 36L * 260mosm/L = 9360
osmoles added = idk how to do this given their data...but I do know that 1L of 0.9nacl is 154mmol Na, so 2L of 3% is 1026na (and 1026cl) = 2052mosm
total osmoles after administration = 9360 + 2052 = 11412
total liters after admnistration = 36+2 = 38
osmolarity after= 11412/38 = 300.3


#36
ecf osmoles at start = 20% * 60L * 260= 3120mosm
osmoles added = 2052mosm
osmoles at end = 5172mosm
osmolarity from previous = 300mosm/L
ecf fluid after equilibration = 5172/300 = 17.24L

 

[Dochopeful13]

For the life of me, I cannot figure out the calculation to solve these two problems. Would have been nice if they actually written them out in their answer key!

Thank you!!

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Is this Guyton physiology? I would imagine this overkill for the Mcat.

 

[creightonstudent101]

#35
total body fluid: 60% * 60L = 36L
total osmoles before administration = 36L * 260mosm/L = 9360
osmoles added = idk how to do this given their data...but I do know that 1L of 0.9nacl is 154mmol Na, so 2L of 3% is 1026na (and 1026cl) = 2052mosm
total osmoles after administration = 9360 + 2052 = 11412
total liters after admnistration = 36+2 = 38
osmolarity after= 11412/38 = 300.3


#36
ecf osmoles at start = 20% * 60L * 260= 3120mosm
osmoles added = 2052mosm
osmoles at end = 5172mosm
osmolarity from previous = 300mosm/L
ecf fluid after equilibration = 5172/300 = 17.24L

Thank you so much!

 

[creightonstudent101]

Is this Guyton physiology? I would imagine this overkill for the Mcat.

This is Guyton physiology! And I didn't even realize I posted this in the MCAT study question forum (I meant medical school study question forum!) I hope you had a good admissions cycle and/or good luck in your studies!

 

[Dochopeful13]

This is Guyton physiology! And I didn't even realize I posted this in the MCAT study question forum (I meant medical school study question forum!) I hope you had a good admissions cycle and/or good luck in your studies!

Haha no worries. This totally freaked me out. Good luck to you as well!