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Fluids & Electrolyte

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Too much fluid in the body is defined as?   Hypervolemia  
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Causes of Hypervolemia (3)?   1. Heart Failure 2. Renal Failure 3. Too much sodium  
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Steroid (Mineralcorticoid) that aids in the retention of sodium and wanter?   Aldosterone  
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Aldosterone is a mineralcorticoid that?   retains sodium and water  
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Aldosterone is found in?   The adrenal glands  
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Aldosterone secretion increases when?   Blood volume gets low  
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Diseases with too much Aldosterone?   Cushings, Hyperaldosteronism  
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Diseases with too little Aldosterone?   Addison’s Disease  
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What does ANP do? Where is it found? When is it released?   excretes Sodium and water, found in the atria of the heart, when the atria stretch  
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ADH causes the _______ of water.   retention  
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CVP is measured where?   In the right atrium  
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Normal Values for CVP?   2-6mmhg  
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Goes into the vascular space and stays there?   Isotonic Solutions (NS 0.9%, LR, D5NS)  
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Do not use isotonic solutions in clients with (3)?   Heart failure, hypertention, or renal disease  
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Goes into the vascular space then shifts out into the cells?   Hypotonic Solutions (0.5 % NS)  
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Solution that is PID (Packing with Particles)?   Hypertonic Solutions  
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Draws fluids out of the cells and into the vascular space?   Hypertonic Solutions  
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Magnesium and Calcium act as?   sedatives  
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Magnesium is excreted through the?   Kidneys, although can also be lost in the GI tract  
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Causes of hypermagnesemia?   Renal failure and antacids  
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Magnesium makes you vasodilate or vasoconstrict?   Vasodilate  
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What is the antidote for magnesium?   Calcium Gluconate  
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What is the normal lab value for magnesium?   1.2-2.1mEq/L  
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What is the normal lab value for calcium?   9.0-10.5 mg/dl  
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Major cause of hypercalcemia?   Too much PTH (hyperparathyroidism)  
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Three causes of hypercalcemia?   Hyperparathyroidism, thiazides, immobilization  
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S/S of hypercalcemia?   Brittle bones and kidney stones  
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What can aid in decreasing calcium?   phosphorus and steroids  
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What should you check before, during and after mag IV?   kidney function  
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Chvostek sign?   Tap cheek and look for twitching  
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Trouseseau’s sign?   pump blood pressure cuff up and look for hand tremors  
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Normal sodium level?   135-145 mEq/L  
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Normal potassium levels? 3.5-5.0 mEq/L    
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ECG changes with HYPOkalemia?   U waves, PVS, and v-tach  
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Potassium has an inverse relationship with?   Sodium  
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