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Duke PA Surgery Fluids and electrolytes

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total body water accounts for __% or more of body weight   show
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show skeletal muscle  
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show 2/3  
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extracellular water composes __ of total body water   show
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show 75  
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show 25  
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in the intracellular compartment __ is the dominant cation   show
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in the interstitial and intravascular compartments __ is the dominant cation   show
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show chloride and bicarb ions  
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show plasma cations, mostly sodium  
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show Donnan effect  
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show olsmolarity  
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show tonicity  
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show renin  
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show Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)  
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show aldosterone  
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show increase sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion  
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angiotensin increases   show
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normally and adult ingests __L of water per day   show
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show 300  
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show oliguria, loss of skin turgor, orthostatic hypotension, low urine sodium concentration, BUN/creatinine ratio that exceeds 15:1.  
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show hypotension, tachycardia, and tachypnea  
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show 6-15  
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show 150  
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show hyperosmolarity  
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any net gain in sodium will increase the   show
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show excessive salt intake, excessive water loss, reduced salt excretion, reduced water intake  
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show ADH release  
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in surgical patients, hypernatremia may result from the administration of __ which lead to free water depletion   show
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show malaise, lethargy, vomiting, general seizures, and coma  
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show cerebral dehydration  
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show restoring volume with isotonic saline solution  
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show free water in the form of D5W  
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show 135  
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show excessive water intake, impaired renal water excretion, and loss of renal diluting capacity  
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symptoms of hyponatremia are   show
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show extracellular fluid hypo-osmolality  
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in hyponatremia cerebral swelling causes   show
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patients in this group often have edema   show
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causes include renal failure, CHF, COPD, severe liver disease   show
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the most common cause of normovolemic hyponatremia is   show
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show central nervous system pathology such as stroke or injury, and in pulmonary conditions including tuberculosis and cancer  
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pateints with hypovolemic hyponatremia have   show
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in hypervolemic hyponatremic patients the treatment includes   show
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patients with SIADH usually respond to   show
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show salt and water replacement  
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in asymptomatic patients, hyponatremia should be treated   show
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with symptomatic hyponatremia, current recommendations are to increase the serum sodium concentration no faster than __mEq/L/hr   show
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in patients with stupor, coma, or other severe neurologic symptoms from hyponatremia __ is used   show
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most of the bodies potassium is found in   show
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the normal plasma potassium concentration is __ mEq/L   show
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show 1-1.5  
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show 5.5  
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show renal or adrenal insufficiency, metabolic acidosis, or iatrogenic causes  
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the most common cause of metabolic alkalosis in surgical patients is   show
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the peritoneal surfaces represent __% fo body surface area   show
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show 10  
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show rhabdomyolysis due to muscle ischemia or crush injury  
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show glucagon, aldosterone, cortisol, and antidiuretic hormone  
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hyperkalemia occurs with __ due to transcellular exchange of K+ and H+   show
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show intravascular hemolysis, rhabdomyolysis, seizures, and sever GI bleed  
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iatrogenic causes of hyperkalemia   show
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the earliest EKG abnormality of hyperkalemia is   show
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as plasma potassium increases   show
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show loss of P waves and widening of QRS  
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show complete heart block, v-tach, then asystole  
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extracardiac symptoms of hyperkalemia   show
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to reverse cardiac toxicity in hyperkalemia __ should be administered   show
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show 1-5 minutes and lasts 30 minutes  
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show insulin or sodium bicarbonate  
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show kayexalate (50-100 g as enema) or 40g orally with sorbitol  
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the most effective method of removing potassium is   show
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show kayexalate  
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show 3.5  
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hypokalemia is a common problem in surgical patients and is usually caused by   show
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show metabolic alkalosis  
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metabolic acidosis decreases   show
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show t-wave flattening/inversion, diminished QRS voltage, and U waves  
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show hypokalemia  
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potassium should be given __ unless the hypokalemia is severe (<2.5 mEq/L)   show
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the serum ionized calcium concentration is maintained within a narrow range of ___ mg/dL   show
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a reduction in serum calcium stimulates a release of   show
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show calcium reabsorption from bone  
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show calcium reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubule  
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show formation of the active metabolite of vitamin D that increases gut absorption of elemental calcium  
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show 5.3  
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show cancer  
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show Paget's disease, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, and use of thiazide diuretics  
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cardiovascular manifestations of hypercalcemia include   show
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show anorexia, constipation, pancreatitis, and hyperacidity  
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the most common renal defect associated with hypercalcemia is   show
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show surgery  
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initial supportive therapy for hypercalcemia includes   show
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show calcitonin  
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show biphosphonates  
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show 4.4  
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hypocalcemia is seen in   show
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neuromuscular findings in hypocalcemia include   show
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show heart block, arrhythmias, bradycardia, and refractory hypotension  
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EKG findings with hypocalcemia   show
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show IV calcium therapy  
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show citric, pyruvic, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetoacetic  
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show bicarbonate and hemoglobin  
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show carbonic anhydrase  
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kidneys can compensate for the buffer lost during CO2 excretion by the lungs with   show
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show 22  
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in spontaneously breathing patients the increase in hydrogen ion concentration should stimulate __ thereby decreasing PCO2   show
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show anion gap  
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the anion gap is calculated as the difference between the concentrations of   show
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a normal anion gap is __mEq/L   show
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show Dr. Maples  
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show Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Renal failure, methanol, alcohol, paraldehyde, lactic acidosis, ethylene glycol, salicylates  
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in trauma patients metabolic acidosis must be assumed to be due to   show
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show buffer base  
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common causes of non-anion gap metabolic acidosis   show
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therapy with ___ is reserved for those in severe metabolic acidosis (<7.2), and in those with life threatening ventricular arrhythmias, hemodynamic instability, inadequate compensatory response   show
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explained by the inability of the kidney to excrete excess bicarbonate or to retain hydrogen ion   show
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metabolic alkalosis is usually accompanied by   show
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show elevated  
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respiratory acidosis is due to   show
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treatment of respiratory acidosis may require   show
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respiratory alkalosis is present when the pH is high and the PCO2 is   show
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caused by alveolar hyperventilation   show
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show hypoxia, central nervous system lesion, pain, hepatic encephalopathy, and mechanical ventilation  
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show minimal  
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show a decrease in hydrogen ion excretion  
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show asymptomatic  
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hyperventilation is particularly dangerous in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage because it ecacerbates   show
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