Phenomena and Processes

Water-Electrolyte Balance

The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.

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The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.

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6 entry terms
  • Balance, Water-Electrolyte
  • Water Electrolyte Balance
  • Electrolyte Balance
  • Fluid Balance
  • Balance, Electrolyte
  • Balance, Fluid

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  1. G02.111.635w.500
  2. G03w.615w.500
  3. G07.410w.810w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Water-Electrolyte Balance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014882. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014882
  2. Water-Electrolyte Balance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56013255