Acid-Base Balance
What is acidosis?
This electrolyte is the major cation in extracellular fluid.
What is sodium?
This term describes a nurse's emotional response to a patient that mirrors unresolved feelings from their own past.
What is countertransference?
This disorder may present with flashbacks, numbness or detachment, or avoidance of stimuli associated with a problem.
What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
This is a reference book on mental health/illness disorders.
What is the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM-5)?
This organ system helps regulate pH by excreting hydrogen ions and reabsorbing bicarbonate.
What are the kidneys?
What is arrhythmia, or dysrhythmias?
A patient experiencing hallucinations is most likely diagnosed with this disorder.
What is schizophrenia?
This term describes repetitive behaviors performed to reduce anxiety.
What are compulsions (OCD)?
This conveys information about the number of new cases of mental health disorders in a healthy population withing a given period of time.
What is incidence?
A patient with COPD is likely to have this acid-base imbalance.
What is respiratory acidosis?
What is potassium?
This mood disorder includes episodes of mania and depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
Deep breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, guided imagery, journaling, and humor are part of this.
What is stress reducing techniques?
Tachycardia and low blood pressure may indicate this fluid imbalance.
What is hypovolemia?
In metabolic acidosis, this electrolyte is often low due to vomiting or diuretic use.
What is potassium?
Hypernatremia often presents with this neurological symptom.
What is confusion?
This nurse wrote Interpersonal Relations in Nursing (1952).
Who is Hildegard Peplau?
This is using instrumentation to give a person information on their physiological functions (brain waves, blood pressure, heart rate).
What is biofeedback?
This is the total number of cases, new and existing, in a population during a specific period of time.
What is prevalence?
This buffer system is the primary regulator of acid-base balance in the body.
What is the bicarbonate buffer system?
This mineral is crucial for bone health and muscle function.
What is calcium?
This type of therapy focuses on changing distorted thinking patterns.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
This anxiety disorder involves excessive worry occurring more days than not for at least 6 months.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
Rapid, shallow breathing may be a compensatory response to this acid-base imbalance.
What is metabolic acidosis?