Hypervolemia
What is the normal range for potassium?
What is 3.5-5 mEq/L?
What is the normal range for sodium?
What is the normal range for magnesium?
What is 1.3 to 2.1 mEq/L?
What is the normal range for calcium?
What is 9.0-10.5 mg/dL?
Respiratory changes with hypervolemia may include which lung sound?
What is crackles?
Cardiovascular changes occur with hypokalemia. Which EKG wave changes are not normally seen except in cases of hypokalemia?
What is ST depression and a prominant U wave?
What is the first clinical indication of an abnormal sodium level?
What are neuro changes?
What is a sedative?
What is the name of a clinical assessment used in cases of hypocalcemia that requires the use of a blood pressure cuff?
What is Trousseau's sign?
Patients that recieve diuretics for hypervolemia may be as risk for which electrolyte imbalance?
What is hypokalemia?
When initiating potassium replacement via IV, the nurse knows which action should occur to make the infusion more comfortable for the patient?
What is hang the potassium with normal saline to infuse together and prevent burning in the vessel?
Which critical behavior can occur when sodium levels become too low?
What are seizures?
When serum magnesium is low, which other electrolyte is expected to also be low?
What is potassium?
Which skeletal condition is common with chronic hypocalcemia especially in post-menopausal women?
What is osteoporosis?
Nutrition therapy for hypervolemia includes restriction of which electrolyte?
What is sodium?
Which cardiovascular change is life-threatening with hyperkalemia?
What is ventricular fibrillation?
Which critical behaviors can occur when sodium levels become to high?
What is comatose?
What is one clinical indication of hypomagnesemia?
What is hyperactive reflexes?
Which drug much be taken along with calcium replacement therapy in order to activate calcium in the body?
What is Vitamin D?
What are daily weights?
Which po drug is commonly given to remove potassium from the GI tract?
What is kayexelate?
Why does swelling occur with increased sodium levels?
What is water follows sodium?
Because magnesium acts has profound effects on smooth muscles, which life-threatening complications can occur?
What is cardiac arrest or respiratory failure?
If calcium is normally found in the bones. Which type of exercise is recommended for patients with a calcium imbalance?
What is weight-bearing exercise?