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Lab 2 Worksheet

Lab 2 Worksheet

Q Activity 1: Teen Who Drank to Much Water Part 1 1. After reading about the events leading up to Cameron’s condition and his symptoms in Activity 1 on Canvas, form a hypothesis on what you think might be happening with Cameron. 2. Activity 2: Effects of NaCl solutions on RBCs After observing the results from the red blood cell experiment in Activity 2 on Canvas, complete the table and answer the questions 3. Activity 3: Case Study & Applications Case Study: The Teen Who Drank Too Much Water Part 2 Now that you’ve observed how red blood cells are physically affected by different concentrations of surrounding fluid, reconsider the case study from Activity. 4. Comparison to the red blood cell experiment: a. Which Tube (A, B, C, or D) in Activity 1 do you think most closely represents what might have happened to the cells in Cameron’s body? Tube D. b.b. How would you describe the tonicity of Cameron’s extracellular fluids after he drank all that water? c. c. What effect would the tonicity of the extracellular fluids have on all of the cells, tissues and organs of his body? d. Do these results support your hypothesis from Activity 1?

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Cameron has took up a challenge to drink excessive water and he drank 10 litres of water over little an hour . The excessive consumption of water leads to a condition of hyponatremia . Excessive consumption of water has caused dilution of sodium in the blood and this leads to low level of sodium in the blood. This condition have caused excessive loss of electrolytes such as sodium and increases the ADH levels. A person needs to be hospitalized in this condition and have been given solutions to overcome this conditions.