Water-Electrolyte Balance

Introduction: Water-Electrolyte Balance

Description of Water-Electrolyte Balance

Water-Electrolyte Balance: The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, etc., maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.
Source: MeSH 2007

Water-Electrolyte Balance: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Water-Electrolyte Balance:

• Electrolyte Balance
• Electrolyte Balance symptoms (300 causes)
• Water
• Electrolyte
• Balance
• Balance symptoms (1691 causes)
• Balance disorder

Terms associated with Water-Electrolyte Balance:

Terms Similar to Water-Electrolyte Balance:

• Fluid Balance
• Osmoregulation

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Fluid Therapy
• Osmolar Concentration
• Rehydration Solutions
• Water-Electrolyte Imbalance

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Water-Electrolyte Balance:

• Water Loss, Insensible
• Kallikrein-Kinin System

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Water-Electrolyte Balance

• Biochemical Phenomena
• Homeostasis

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Water-Electrolyte Balance

The following list attempts to classify Water-Electrolyte Balance into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Biochemical Phenomena, Metabolism, and Nutrition
  • Biochemical Phenomena
    • Water-Electrolyte Balance

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Physiological Processes
  • Homeostasis
    • Water-Electrolyte Balance

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