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Fluids and Electrolytes
Fluid Deficit
Sodium/Potassium
Acid Base
100
This word refers to fluid inside the blood vessels
What is intravascular
100
This gland secretes aldosterone which plays a role in how much sodium the kidney reabsorbs.
What is adrenal gland
100
Hypernatremia is a serum level of sodium which exceeds this value
What is 145 mEq/L?
100
This is the normal pH of acid base balance
What is 7.35-7.45?
200
This is a substance that on dissolving in solution, some of its molecules split or dissociate into electrically charged atoms or ions.
What is an electrolyte
200
This gland secretes Antidiuretic Hormone which regulates the osmotic pressure of extracellular fluid.
What is the pituitary gland.
200
Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium in the blood falls below this level
What is 135 mEg/L?
200
When blood gases are below 7.35 the client is in what kind of state?
What is acidosis?
300
This is an excess accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space.
What is edema
300
This occurs when the fluid intake of the body is not sufficient to meet the fluid need of the body.
What is dehydration?
300
The normal range for serum potassium in the blood
What is 3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L?
300
When a patient is in alkalosis his pH is
What is less that 7.35 mEq/L
400
This word describes the solutions on both sides of a selectively permeable membrane have reached equilibrium
What is isotonic
400
This type of dehydration occurs when water loss exceeds electrolyte loss
What is hypertonic dehydration?
400
When a client has an improper potassium level and his ECG shows tall peaked T waves, would the patient be suffering from hypkolemia or hyperkalemia?
What is hyperkalemia?
500
Antidiuretic Hormone is produced by
What is the pituitary gland.
500
The movement of water from a higher concentration to a lower concentration is called
What is osmosis?
500
When a client has an improper potassium level and his ECG shows ST depression , would the patient be suffering from hypokolemia or hyperkalemia?
What is hypokalemia?