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Electrolyte embalenc

Symptoms Imbalance
Rapid weight gain, Swelling in arms , legs, face and abdomen cramping headache, stomach bloat shortness of breath, crackles in lungs High BP, Bounding pulse Heart Congestive heart failure. Hypervolemia
Thirst Dry mucus membranes Sunken eyes Poor skin turgor hypotension. orthostatic hypotension low uring out put dark color oliguia tachycardia depressed fontanelle High blood urea Nitrogen 6-24 Hypernatrimia caused by low water in blood. Hypovolemia
Muscle cramps. Spasms Weakness, heachache, Depression, Anxiety Nausea vomiting lethargy, Confusion Anorexia Hyponatremia
occurs in low blood volume Hypovolemic Hyponatremia
occurs in high blood volume Dilutional Hyponatremia
hypertension weight gain Edema Severe- mental changes and pulmonary edema Hypernatremia with water retention
Decreased salivation, thirst, Headache Irritability/Agitation/Seizures Tachycardia Flushed skin and dry mucous membranes Oliguria, decreased skin turgor Decreased reflexes. Weak thready pulse eirher hypo or hyper tension Hypernatremia with water loss
Muscle Flaccidity, proximal leg weakness Bone tendreness weakness Decreased neruomuscluar activity of the bowel=constpation Kidney stones Ventricular arrhythmias depression, anorexia, ulcers hyperfexlia tounge fasciculations Hypercalcemia
Pins and needles/Paresthesia mouth hands feet spasms of face/ body wide camps tetany laryngeal spasm seizures hypotension arrythmias Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs Hypocalcemia
leg cramps anorexia nausea vomiting sluggish bowel postural hypotension muscle fatuge weakness Decreased DTR Prominate u wave and prolonged PR interval Flattened t wave Hypokalemia
intestinal cramping numbness tingling of extremities muscle weakness muscle cramping dizziness Apathy, mental confusion Tall peaked T wave and wide qrs complex cardiac arrest with severe Hyperkalemia
Tremors Lack of coordination Paresthesia hyporeflexia anorexia dysphagia-trouble swollowing confusion Ataxia muscle weakenss joint stiffness bone pain and osteomalacia Hypophosphatemia
Inhibits acetylcholine release and diminished neuromuscular function muscle weakness \ hyporeflexia lethargy confusion cardiovascular- hypotension arrihmias greater than 10 meq/L+ cardiac arrest Hypermagnesemia
Trousseau's Chvostek's tetany prominate u wave Serious- respiratory paralysis complete heart block and coma Hypomagnesemia
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