Table 2 Composition of bodily fluids
From: Dose and type of crystalloid fluid therapy in adult hospitalized patients
| Â | Na+(mmol/l) | K+(mmol/l) | Ca2+(mmol/l) | Mg2+(mmol/l) | HCO3(mmol/l) | Lactate(mmol/l) | Other buffer (mmol/l) | Cl-(mmol/l) | Organic acid (mmol/l) | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plasma | 142 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
Plasma water | 153 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 109 | 29 | 2.2 | 1 | 6.5 | 17 |
Interstitial water | 139 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 114 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Intracellular water | 10 | 160 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 100 | 20 | Â | 65 |