Causes
Caused by vomiting and diarrhea, diuretic use, starvation...
What is hypokalemia?
What other electrolyte can be low when this is low?
Nursing interventions for a patient with Trousseau's or Chvostek's signs...
What is increase calcium intake and magnesium intake?
Remember the electrolytes are low together!!!
Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes...
What is hypomagnesemia?
Remember when magnesium is low everything is hyperactive!
Normal sodium levels...
What is 135- to 145?
What electrolyte will be correlated with this one?
Remember chloride!
Normal PaO2 levels...
Remember this is Oxygen levels in the blood!!!
What is 80-100 mmHg?
The cause by renal failure, potassium-sparing diuretics, salt substitutes...
What is hyperkalemia?
Nursing intervention for a calcium level of 11...
What are increase fluids to prevent kidney stones, what are low calcium diet?
What are some others???
Positive Trousseau's Sign and positive Chvostek's sign...
What is hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia?
Normal potassium levels...
What is 3.5 to 5.0?
Normal chloride levels...
What is 97-107?
This electrolyte is low when sodium is low. This electrolyte is high when sodium is high.
What is hypochloremia or hyperchloremia?
Remember these two electrolytes are together!!!
The nurse would never provide this nursing intervention for potassium level of 2.8.
What is IV push of potassium?
REMEMBER NEVER administer VIA IV PUSH or sub Q or IM!!!
This is low potassium level but replace via infusion with potassium mixed in it or given orally.
Bone pain, kidney stones (renal calculi), EKG changes, Constipation, muscle weakness.
What is hypercalcemia?
What should the nurse do for this condition?
Normal calcium levels...
What is 8.5 to 10.5?
Remember you must have Vitamin D to absorb calcium!!!
Normal bicarbonate levels or HCO3...
What is 22-26 mEq/L?
Caused by a loss of water using thiazide diuretics.
What is hyponatremia?
Can you think of other causes?
The nursing interventions for potassium level of 6.0.
What is cardiac monitoring? What is dialysis? What is give sodium polystyrene sulfate (kayexalate)?
What other medications treat this?
Cardia dysrhythmia..
What is hypokalemia or hyperkalemia?
What are some other electrolytes that can cause this?
Normal phosphate levels...
What is 2.7 to 4.5?
Rember when this is high calcium is low!!!
Normal PaCO2...
What is 35-to 45 mmHg?
This measures the carbon dioxide in the blood.
Caused by a loss of more water than sodium or a gain of more sodium than water. Using hypertonic solutions...
What is hypernatremia?
What are the normal sodium values again?
The nursing interventions for hypernatremia are...
What is hypotonic IV fluids (0.45% sodium chloride), decrease sodium intake, seizure precautions?
What is included in seizure precautions?
Seizures, dehydration, confusion, hyperflexes...
What is hypernatremia?
Normal magnesium levels...
What is 1.8 to 2.6?
Normal blood PH...
What is 7.35 to 7.45?