Pharm ch 27

protein substances that increase the colloid oncotic pressure

• another name for oncotic pressure
• it's a form of osmotic pressure exerted by protein in blood plasma that normally tends to pull water into the circulatory sysem

substances in a solution that diffuse through a semipermeable membrane

• excessive loss of water from the body tissue
• accompanied by imbalance in the concentrations of essential electrolytes, particularly sodium, potassium, and chloride

portion of the body fluid comprising the interstitial fluid and blood plasma

fluid in the body that is outside the blood vessels

a difference in the concentration of a substance on two sides of a permeable barrier

the pressure exerted by a liquid

most often due to defective renal excretion but can also be due to excessive dietary potassium

may be due to defective renal excretion but is more commonly caused by excessive dietary sodium or replacement therapy

caused by inadequate excretion of water or by excessive water intake