Loops and Fluids
When 3% enters your blood, the blood becomes ___ to the cell.
Blood glucose regulation is an example of this type of feedback loop.
High sugar will make you pee pee pee. Say bye-bye to this electrolyte!
What is potassium?
P, P, and P. Name us.
What are polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria?
I could burst like a water balloon, but I just can't pee. What could I be?
What is SIADH?
Whoa the sodium is too high. If you give me, I will give your cells energy fix your sodium problem. I am ____ compared to the blood after infusion and my name is ____.
I am insulin, hear me roar. I come from these cells in the pancreas.
What are beta cells?
Watch the gap please. You need to correct _____ and _____ to consider DKA gone.
What are metabolic acidosis/anion gap and the elevated glucose?
I am sneaky; I am sly. Go ahead keep eating those sugary treats. Larger and larger you get. One day your doctor will tell you that you have me!
What is T2 DM?
What is a change in osmolarity?
As a negative feedback loop, I am SO opposed to chaos. When there is too much of a stimulus I like to do this.
What is doing opposite of the stimulus/stabilize the loop?
Oompa loompa what do I do? My name is insulin and I let this delightful molecule into the cell.
What is glucose?
I am bicarb hear me roar. I am not the hero of this lore. ______ will save the day in DKA - it's the only way.
What is insulin?
I can't see. I can't see. Tiny are we. Changes to the ____ in your eyes causes ______.
What are capillaries and blindness?
I'm like the casino - you want to guess me just right. Don't over shoot me or you might be in CT scan all night.
What is sodium replacement?
Positive feedback loop I am! I keep going and going and going and going until ....
What is going until the loop is broken by removing the stimulus?
I've left my snacks at home, oh no! But wait! _____ will save the day by breaking down _____ to raise my blood sugar!
What are glucagon and glycogen?
When _____ and _____ are around, pH can help but be so low.
What are ketoacids and lactic acid?
My A1C is 12. My sacrum has a sore. What is really important to include in my care so I don't get more?
What is water?
Your diabetic patient has the flu and has not increased their insulin requirements. The patient is now in DKA.
Compared to their cells, the blood is .....
What is hypertonic?
Insulin is here to unlock the entry of these other substances into the cell (not including the answer to one of the above questions)!
What are electrolytes (K and Phos)!
Your patient comes into the ED with a BSG of 700 and a K of 3.3 and BP of 102/74. Tell me what is our first step.
What is replete potassium?
What is the liver, lipoproteins, MI, and strokve.
Your patient comes to the unit peeing 200 mL/hr, a high urine sodium, and a low serum sodium post-tumor resection. Be suspicious for me.
What is cerebral salt wasting?