ELECTROLYTES

Normal Range

100

                              135-145

SODIUM

200

                               3.5-5.5

                       POTASSIUM

300

                      8.6-10.2

    

                             CALCIUM

400

                               1.5-2.5

                       MAGNESIUM

500

                              2.5-4.5

                       PHOSPHOROUS

Too little too late

100

Blood loss, emesis, excessive diuresis are symptoms of?

Hypovolemic hyponatremia

200

Loop diuretics can lead to this

Hypokalemia

300

Chronic alcohol use or protein calorie malnutrition can lead to this

Hypomagnosemia or Hypophosphatemia

400

Fat malabsorption, pancreatitis or hypoparathyroidism can lead to this

Hypocalcemia

500

CHF, hepatic cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome

Hypervolemic hyponatremia

Too much of a good thing

100

Diabetes insipidus or absent ADH

Hypernatremia

200

ACEI/ARB therapy commonly cause this

Hyperkalemia

300

This electrolyte imbalance often seen in metastatic patients

Hypercalcemia

400

Chronic antacids or cathartics can lead

Hypermagnesemia

500

Acute on chronic renal failure most common cause of this

Hyperphosphotemia

Doc what do I have?

100

Patient presents to cardiologist after PMD did an EKG with these abnormal findings- prolonged QTc and nonspecific T wave changes

Hypocalcemia

200

Patient presents with excessive thirst and found to have hypotension, tachycardia and CNS depression

Hypernatremia

300

Patient presents with one week of muscle fasciculations or tremors

Hypomagnesemia

400

Patient is on chronic digoxin therapy and presents with cardiac palpitations and skeletal muscle cramps

Hypokalemia

500

Patient presents after a week of nausea and vomiting and found to be lethargic, with memory impairment

Hypercalcemia

What is flowing through my veins?

100

This constitutes approximately 40% of total body weight

ECF

200

This has a high concentration of potassium and phosphate ions, but low concentration of sodium and bicarb ions

ICF

300

Delivery of therapeutic agents such as electrolytes, calories, drugs is just one of its purposes

IVF administration

400

FFP and albumin are examples of this type of solution

Colloid (administered when depleted clotting factors or are used for selective vascular volue expansion ad hemodynamic support)

500

This solution is similar to normal saline in its distribution in the ECF, and is mostly used as repletion or resuscitation fluid in the face of blood loss, or trauma patients

Lactate Ringer