concept map for decreased blood osmolality via solute loss {Ans: disease causing loss of protein from body --> decreased oncotic pressure of blood --> water gain to tissue (edema)}idiopathic {Ans: disease with unidentifiable cause}examples of risk factors {Ans: smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment}respiratory alkalosis causes {Ans: state of high pH from hyperventilation that causes there to be less CO2 in the blood}compensatory system for metabolic alkalosis {Ans: the lungs will decrease the rate and depth of respirations}Wernike-Korsakoff syndrome {Ans: associated with alcoholics and manifests as memory loss and ataxia (staggering)}