Electrolytes
Electrolyte Values
Fluids
Acid Base
Hodge-Podge
100
Clinical manifestations include thirst, lethargy, agitation, seizures, and coma.
What is hypernatremia (high sodium)?
100
The lab value for hyperkalemia
What is K+ greater tham 5.0 meq?
100
These two groups of people are most at risk for fluid imbalances.
What is the infant and the older woman?
100
An increase in hydrogen ion concentration.
What is acidity?
100
Redness, heat, pain, swelling, loss of function
What is the local response to inflammation
200
A nursing diagnosis includes "Potential Complication: dysrhythmias".
What is hyperkalemia?
200
This is the lab value for hyponatremia.
What is Na+ less than 135 meq/L?
200
Decrease in thirst mechanism, disorientation, and musculoskeletal changes.
What are gerontologic considerations for fluid and electrolyte imbalances?
200
The lungs and the kidneys
What are two of the body's buffer systems?
200
Healing and granulation take place from the edges inward and from the bottom of the wound upward.
What is healing by secondary intention?
300
This vitamin helps the GI tract absorb calcium.
What is Vitamin D
300
The lab value for hypokalemia
What is K+ less than 3.5 meq/L?
300
Movement of substances against a concentration gradient to maintain sodium and potassium levels.
What is active transport?
300
Pneumonia, sedative overdose, COPD
What are some causes of respiratory acidosis?
300
Lasts from 3 to 5 days and is known as the inflammatory stage of wound healing.
What is the initial phase?
400
Clinical manifestations include irritability, anxiety, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, muscle weakness, and fatigue.
What is hyperkalemia?
400
The normal range for calcium.
What is 8.6 to 10.2 mmol/L?
400
Headache, edema, jugular venous distention, hypertension, dyspnea, weight gain, seizures, coma.
What is fluid volume excess?
400
Five common causes of metabolic acidosis.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis, starvation, diarrhea, renal failure, and shock?
400
Usually only men are affected by this genetic disorder.
What is x-linked recessive disorder?
500
These are two tests done to check for hypocalcemia.
What is Chvostek's sign and Trousseau's sign?
500
The normal range for magnesium.
What is 1.5 - 2.5 mEq/L
500
The primary organs for regulating fluid and electrolyte balance.
What are the kidneys?
500
Three causes of metabolic alkalosis and two causes of respiratory alkalosis.
What is vomiting, gastric suctioning, excess bicarb intake, hyperventilation, and stimulated respiratory center (septicemia, encephalitis, brain injury)? (or mechanical hyperventilation).
500
This type of transplant rejection is usually reversible with immunosuppressive therapy.
What is acute rejection?
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