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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Chapter 67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
- Chapter 68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
- Chapter 69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 70 Acid–Base Physiology
- Chapter 71 Micturition
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 69 - Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
from Section 6 - Kidney and Body Fluids
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Chapter 67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
- Chapter 68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
- Chapter 69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 70 Acid–Base Physiology
- Chapter 71 Micturition
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
Water is the most abundant component of the human body. On average, 60% of the body is composed of water (this value varies with sex, body habitus and age). Body water is distributed between the two major body compartments: intracellular and extracellular. For the average 70‑kg man.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 318 - 328Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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