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Free Water Deficit

This quiz will gauge your understanding from the Fluids Management series talking about free water deficit, how we calculate this and how we replace it.

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Question 1 of 5

The surrogate that we use to tell us about a patient body water composition is...

A

Potassium

B

Magnesium

C

Calcium

D

Sodium

Question 2 of 5

Serum sodium concentration = total body sodium.

A

True

B

False

Question 3 of 5

The correction factor for a non-elderly woman is...

A

0.4

B

0.5

C

0.6

D

1

Question 4 of 5

What fluid do we use when replacing free water deficit intravenously?

A

Dextrose 5% Water (D5W)

B

Sterile Water

C

Normal Saline (NS)

D

Lactated Ringers (LR)

Question 5 of 5

The free water deficit calculation does not accounts for on-going fluid loss.

A

True

B

False

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