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Sensible Fluid Loss. W ater loss from the body is said to be either sensible or insensible. Sensible loss is loss that can be perceived by the senses and can be measured. Routes of water loss. Asthma would be insensible water loss through respiration.
Sensible loss a measurable loss of body fluid e g blood diarrhea urine vomit. Constipation does not affect fluid loss. Insensible losses can neither be perceived nor measured directly. Gastroenteritis causes diarrhea with its large volume loss. Sensible water loss consists of fluids lost from the skin through visible perspiration such as with a resolving fever related to pneumonia. You ve lost it but you don t know that you ve lost it and of course you do not know how much you have lost.
If sensible losses consistently exceed fluid intake dehydration may result.
Routes of water loss. On average you will lose around 100 200ml each time you urinate which is related with the amount you drink and eat as we get a lot of hydration from our food. Sensible water loss consists of fluids lost from the skin through visible perspiration such as with a resolving fever related to pneumonia. Asthma would be insensible water loss through respiration. Meanwhile we also have our sensible fluid loss which is water loss that we can actually see. Sensible loss is loss that can be perceived by the senses and can be measured.