Electrolytes
Homeostasis
Body Fluid
Assessment
IV Therapy
100
What are substances that dissociate in solutions to form charged particles, or ions?
What are electrolytes?
100
What is the organ that regulates fluid and electrolyte balance?
What are the kidneys?
100

Who is your favorite instructor?

Who is Miss D?

100
Who are more easily affected by changes in water balance?
What is Infants and the elderly?
100
What type of fluid has the same concentration as body fluids?
What is Isotonic?
200

What is an elevated serum potassium level >5.3?

What is hyperkalemia?

200

What % of body weight is water?

What is 60-70%

200

Caused by the loss of pure water

What is Dehydration

200
What lab values are increased with dehydration?
What is BUN & Hematocrit?
200
What type of fluid is given to treat cellular dehydration because fluids move into the cells?
What is Hypotonic fluid?
300
What is serum sodium level <135
What is Hyponatremia?
300

What body fluid compartment in the body contains fluid into the cell?

What is Intracellular fluid?

300

Abnormal loss of body fluids, inadequate fluid intake, or plasma to interstitial fluid shift

What is Hyopvolemia

300
What is spasticity of the arm and fingers that indicate hypocalcemia?
What is Trousseau's sign?
300

IV Fluid that stays in the vascular space and increases oncotic pressure to pull fluid into the blood vessels.

What are Colloids?

400
What electrolyte disorder is common in chronic alcoholism?
What is Hypomagnesemia?
400
What hormone regulates water excretion from the kidneys?
What is Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
400

The most accurate measurement of fluid volume status.

What is weight

400
What is an example of insensible fluid loss?
What is Perspiration?
400

 Type of IV fluid used to expand plasma volume because it causes a shift of fluid out of the cell?

What is Hypertonic fluid?

500
What complication is associated with abnormal K+ levels?
What is Cardiac arrest?
500

2.2 pounds of water weighs?

What is 1 Liter

500

Excess fluid in the nonfunctional area between the cells.

What is Third spacing?

500

The ability of the skin to change shape and return to normal.

What is skin turgor?

500
What is a respiratory complication of fluid volume excess?
What is Pulmonary edema?
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