Fluids and Electrolytes
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Fluid Volume Abnormalities
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Flattened T-waves, prominent U-waves, and/or ST depression may be caused this electrolyte disturbance?
What is potassium?
100
This electrolyte abnormality would be concerning for lethargy?
What is calcium?
100
Rehydration involves these two forms.
What is oral and intravenous?
100
How would this edema be staged clinically?
What is 3+?
200
True or false: This extended release medication may be broken in half prior to administration.
What is true?
200
Diuretic therapy may be a cause of these two electrolyte abnormalities?
What are sodium and potassium?
200
This happens when fluid shifts from the intravascular space to the interstitial space.
What is third spacing?
200
This is the priority intervention for a client who's experiencing prolonged changes from baseline heart rate and blood pressure?
What is notify the physician?
300
This finding may indicate which electrolyte abnormality?
What is calcium?
300
This electrolyte abnormality would be concerning for tingling and parathesias?
What is calcium
300
These type of fluid losses cannot be objectively measured.
What are insensible fluid losses?
300
This finding is associated with what fluid volume disturbance?
What is fluid volume overload?
400
This electrolyte disturbance is of concern when caring for a client with alcoholism?
What is magnesium?
400
These foods can help balance electrolyte loss from loop diuretic therapy.
What are potassium-rich foods?
400
This laboratory value helps to assess hydration status.
What is urine specific gravity?
400
This type of dehydration may be associated with hypernatremia.
What is hypertonic dehydration?
500
This nursing intervention is used to treat hyponatremia.
What is free water restriction?
500
This serum potassium level would be appropriate for supplemental potassium administration.
What is hypokalemia to normokalemia?
500
This type of intravenous fluid is appropriate for treatment of hypertonic dehydration.
What are hypotonic IV fluids?
500
This finding may be with extreme acute hyponatremia.
What is altered mental status?