Electrolytes Values
This lab value is 135-145 mEq/L
What is Na
This causes neurological S/S.
What is sodium?
This has a normal value between 7.35-7.45
What is pH
Vomiting and diarrhea can cause this kind of fluid state.
What is fluid volume deficit?
This fluid is preferred to administer for fluid resuscitation.
What is isotonic.
This lab value is 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
What is K.
This causes a change in your deep tendon reflexes.
What is magnesium
Name 3 ways a patient can be in metabolic acidosis.
What are diarrhea, laxative use/abuse, organ failure, DKA, lactic acidosis?
This spacing is known as the homeostatic state of fluid balance.
What is first spacing?
State the difference between fluid volume deficit and dehydration.
This lab value is 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
What is Ca.
This causes Chovostek's or Troussou's sign.
What is hypo calcium or magnesium?
Name 3 reasons a patient may be in respiratory acidosis.
What are asthma attack, COPD, hypoventilation, opioid overdose?
Pushing on the patient's skin causing a depression is known as what?
What is pitting edema
When giving this type of solution, the nurse needs to assess the pulmonary system.
This lab value is 1.3-2.1 mg/dL
What is magnesium
This has an inverse relationship with calcium.
What is phosphorus
This is the treatment of choice for a patient in metabolic acidosis.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
Ascites is an example of this type of fluid spacing.
What is third spacing?
This fluid can cause a fluid shift into the cells.
What is a hypotonic solution.
This lab value is 3.0-4.5 mg/dL
What is phosphorus.
This causes cardiac arrythmias leading to cardiac arrest.
What is K.
The patient experiencing an uncontrolled fever and hyperventilation is likely to experience this type of ABG result.
What is respiratory alkalosis?
The patient displays hypotension and bradycardia. State the kind of fluid deficit is this, and is it early or late stage.
What is late-stage hypovolemia or fluid volume deficit?
These fluids are considered isotonic.
What are 0.9%NS, Ringer's solution, & LR