SECTION 1 DISORDERS OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM Introduction Disturbances in water and electrolyte metabolism are produced by a variety of factors. Some intrinsic and some extrinsic factors affect the intake, output, or distribution of water and electrolyte. They may be the as secondary events of some other disorders. These cur primary cause of illness, but more commonly they o disorders are those in which either the normal regulating mechanisms are upset by disease or the fluid and electrolyte losses or excesses are so great that even normal regulating mechanisms cannot correct them• Introduction Disturbances in water and electrolyte metabolism are produced by a variety of factors.Some intrinsic and some extrinsic factors affect the intake,output,or distribution of water and electrolyte.They may be the primary cause of illness,but more commonly they occur as secondary events of some other disorders.These disorders are those in which either the normal regulating mechanisms are upset by disease or the fluid and electrolyte losses or excesses are so great that even normal regulating mechanisms cannot correct them. SECTION 1 DISORDERS OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM