I need help with some dehydration questions please!!

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1. use simple math to demonstrate how plasma or serum osmolality may be used to determine the amount of severe dehydration for the woman whose normal weight is 160 pounds. (hint: you are estimating the amount of fluid deficit in liters)

2. 1. use simple math to demonstrate how plasma or serum osmolality may be used to determine the amount of severe dehydration for the man whose normal weight is 160 pounds. (hint: you are estimating the amount of fluid deficit in liters)

3. 1. use simple math to demonstrate how effective osmolarity may be used to determine the amount of severe dehydration for the woman whose normal weight is 160 pounds. (hint: you are estimating the amount of fluid deficit in liters)

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Specializes in Hospice, LTC, Rehab, Home Health.

Showing you the answers won't help you much in the long run. If your school has student tutors; they can be very helpful as can a study group to work with, or after class help from your instructor. Wishing you the best of luck both in school and with your career!

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Showing you the answers won't help you much in the long run. If your school has student tutors; they can be very helpful as can a study group to work with, or after class help from your instructor. Wishing you the best of luck both in school and with your career!

This is only for extra credit and I need it. I can't find a website that can help me out. Do you know of any? Its not in my anatomy book ( which that is the class that i am currently taking )

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

this exercise is encouraging you to use your brain....

what does it mean to have severe dehydration vs. mild or moderate?

how does that affect the serum relative to osmolarity or osmolality?

if you cannot find answers on the internet it is likely because you are not asking the right search questions. You cannot find answers in your anatomy text because this is not an anatomy question.

We could just give you the answers...however...it is much more effective if you figure this out yourself. You will be likely to remember it that way.

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perhaps try " homework central dot com"...........

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Do you know how much weight he/she lost?

If you have to make it up then just plug it into the formula to calculate dehydration deficit. I hope that helps.....I could be way off!!!!

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Specializes in pulm/cardiology pcu, surgical onc.

A chemistry book should be able to help you, it really wouldn't be fair if we gave you the answers.

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