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This lecture preview explores principles and methods for measuring body fluid compartments, including interstitial and intracellular fluids. Learn about lean body mass, body composition assessment, and body fat estimation. Required reading references provided.
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To give or not to give lecture slides to students before I deliver the lecture? E.S.Prakash Supplement 2 – Slides [Sample] used for providing a Preview of an upcoming lecture Medical Physiology Online 2010 http://www.medicalphysiologyonline.org
Plasma [about 1/4th of ECF volume] ECF Interstitial Fluid [ISF]; About 3/4th of ECF volume Intracellular Fluid [ICF]; 2/3 of total body water is inside cells
What principle underlies the measurement of volumes of body fluid compartments? • What are transcellular fluids? • How could we assess body composition • What is lean body mass? • Estimating body fat…… • Required Reading..Ganong WF. Chapter 1. The General and Cellular Basis of Medical Physiology. In: Review of Medical Physiology. Int’l ed, Mc Graw Hill, 2005; pages 1-6.
Intended learning outcomes.. • Classify body fluid compartments. • Mention the indicator that is used to measure these compartments. • Mention normal volumes of body fluid compartments in healthy adults. • Discuss the principle and the methods used in the measurement of volumes of body fluid compartments. • Mention the relationship between hematocrit and blood volume. • Explain the relationship between lean body mass and total body mass. • Discuss the principles used in the estimation of body fat.