Facts
Lymph fluid, CSF, GI secretions, and synovial fluid are in this extracellular component for fluids
What is interstitial?
Diarrhea and vomiting causes an imbalance in F&E causing serum osmolality to increase or decrease?
What is increase?
The patient with the low magnesium levels may be instructed to eat what foods?
What are nuts, dried fruits, fish, green leafy vegetables?
The client is experiencing shortness of breath and edema, the client would be expected to be in FVE or FVE
what is FVE
The nurse assessing the client with electrolyte imbalance and fluid volume excess would expect what daily nursing assessment
What is daily weight
What is H2O?
Excessive intake of this electrolyte could contribute to HTN and swelling
What is sodium?
What is 135-145 mEq/L?
The patient that comes in from running outside and is overheated will need what replaced?
What are electrolytes?
The client with a urine specific gravity of 1.055 indicates
Increased urine concentration
FVD
This is the most common route of Fluid and Electrolyte intake
What is oral?
This hormone is produced by the kidney to regulate fluid in the body
What is ADH?
Antidiuretic Hormone
A patient with an elevated potassium level would be expected to have a result above what number
What is 5.3?
This modifiable risk factor increases ADH production
What is stress?
This measures the amount of RBCs in whole blood samples
What is hematocrit?
Decreased urine output is known as
What is oliguria?
A daily assessment for a nurse or CNA to determine if I =O
What is intake and output measurements
This electrolyte is found 99% in the skeletal system
What is calcium
An infant comes into the clinic with sunken fontanels, the nurse is immediately alerted that the patient may be
What is dehydrated?
The physician instructs the nurse to complete orthostatic blood pressures on the client experiencing FVD, the nurse know the blood pressure will be checked
With the client lying flat, the client sitting up, and the client standing up
Largest compartment of cellular fluid
Hint: Extracellular, Intracellular or Insterstitial
What is
F&E distribution through semi-permeable membrane moving from less concentrated area to more concentrated area
What is osmosis?
This electrolyte is not consumed in the diet but produced by metabolic processes?
What is bicarbonate?
The nurse knows that the patient that has lost potassium would expect what system to retain sodium to promote homeostasis
What happens if more bicarbonate is needed
The kidneys regenerate and absorb bicarbonate