Types Of Electrolyte Disorders
Compounds and elements that are naturally occurring in the body responsible for the management and facilitation of imperative physiologic functions are called electrolytes. These elements and compounds appear in the urine, blood, and bodily fluids. Electrolytes are responsible for balancing the fluid levels between the inside of the cells, the space around the cells, and in the blood. This happens because of osmosis, where fluids gravitate toward the area with the largest imbalance in the fluid to electrolyte ratio. Where ever the biggest concentration of electrolytes are, fluids come to balance it out. When there are fewer electrolytes then fluids in a given space, the fluid will move out of the area to correct the balance of the ratio. When this imbalance becomes severe on one end or the other, it is described as an electrolyte disorder. Electrolyte disorders are further broken down by individual electrolytes, the abnormally low levels of each, and the abnormally high levels of each.