Hyperkalemia S&S
According to UPMC policy this is the accepted normal range of serum potassium.
What is 3.5 to 5.1?
This alteration in GI motility is common with hypokalemia.
What is constipation?
You would contact this person if your patient's potassium level severely dropped below normal value.
Who is the physician?
The patient should be told to avoid what foods if potassium level is greater than 5.0.
What is green leafy vegetables?
This is the breakdown of red blood cells resulting in hyperkalemia by releasing intracellular potassium into the bloodstream.
What is hemolysis?
This ECG reading is most common for hyperkalemia.
What is peaked T waves?
Hypokalemia can affect the muscles in this way.
What is weakness, cramps, or even paralysis?
The patient is prescribed IV Lasix, the following medication is expected to be prescribed.
What is a potassium supplement?
The nurse should expect for this diuretic to be given if the patient is hyperkalemic.
What is Lasix?
The early phase of kidney failure causes polyuria and dilute urine resulting in this potassium imbalance.
What is hypokalemia?
Hyperkalemia could result in these GI signs and symptoms.
What is nausea and vomiting?
Extreme drop in serum potassium level can result in this life threatening condition.
What is cardiac arrest?
When checking your hypokalemic patient's lab values, you would expect their aldosterone levels to trend this way.
What is high?
The nurse will perform this action for a patient receiving IV potassium.
What is hold fluids?
Too much of this hormone will increase renal loss of potassium and lead to hypokalemia.
What is aldosterone?
Changes in this type of monitor would prompt the nurse to assess for signs of hyperkalemia.
What is cardiac monitor?
This diagnostic test can be performed to assess for hypokalemia.
What is an ECG/EKG?
A patient comes in with DKA and receives IV insulin. Soon after the patient labs are drawn and the results show they are hypokalemic for this reason.
What is insulin makes potassium enter the cell?
The nurse should prepare the patient with a potassium level of 9.0 with impaired kidney function for this treatment.
What is dialysis?
Administering potassium sparing diuretics would put the patient at risk for this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hyperkalemia?
This is typically the first symptom associated with hyperkalemia.
What is paresthesia?
On an ECG of a hypokalemic patient, this abnormal wave may appear after a flattened T-wave.
What is the U-wave.
The patient has IV NS running in right lower forearm and the phlebotomist draws blood for labs at right antecubital fossa, the nurse would do this to reassess serum potassium level.
What is re-draw lab values?
The nurse should expect for this combination of medications to be administered with a potassium level greater than 6.5.
What is insulin, glucose, and calcium gluconate
This acid base imbalance ______ results in hyperkalemia. While this acid base imbalance______ results in hypokalemia.
What is acidosis and alkalosis?