LAB VALUES
Normal sodium range
What is 135-145?
Abnormally low amount of sodium
What is hyponatremia?
Signified by thirst, tenting, tachycardia, tachypnea, decreased urinary output, increased BUN, and hypotension due to decrease in circulating blood volume
What is FVD or dehydration?
NS, LR
What is isotonic solutions?
Fluid loss due to disease or injury, which has no physiological use
What is third spacing?
Normal potassium range
What is 3.5-5.0 or 3.5-5.3?
Often caused by loop diuretic medication therapy
What is hypokalemia?
Limiting oral and IV fluids is a necessary intervention for this client issue
What is FVE?
solution with osmolality >300 mmol/kg
What is hypertonic?
Concentration of solutes in a solution
What is osmolality?
Normal calcium range
What is 8.4-10.2?
Signified by cardiac arrest, shallow respirations, muscle weakness, nausea and vomiting, constipation, dehydration and/or kidney stones
What is hypercalcemia?
The best indicator of fluid volume status
What is weight?
Solutions used to expand volume
What is isotonic?
The power of a solution to draw water across a membrane
What is osmotic pressure?
Normal magnesium range
What is 1.6-2.2?
Positive Chvostek's and Trousseau's signs
What is hypocalcemia?
These hormones regulate fluid balance
What is ADH, aldosterone and renin?
Treatment of dehydration to improve intracellular hydration
What is hypotonic solution?
The pressure a fluid exerts within a closed system on the walls of its compartment.
What is hydrostatic pressure?
Normal phosphorus range
What is 2.5-4.5?
Signified by cramps, headache, lethargy, confusion, seizure, or coma
What is hyponatremia?
What is FVE?
Solutions that cause cellular shrinkage
What is hypertonic?
Generalized edema of the body
What is anasarca?