Fluid & Electrolytes
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| show | Abnormal loss of normal body fluids
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| What is hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| What are the risk factors for hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| What are the risk factors for hypovolemia? | show 🗑
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| show | Version of high-fowlers; for patients who are SOB
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| show | Extracellular fluid.
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| Where is potassium found? | show 🗑
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| show | Skin; Lungs; Feces; Kidneys
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| show | Decreased BP; increased RR; Postural hypotension; Weak, rapid heart rate;Increased temperature; Dry mouth; thirst; Oliguria; concentrated urine; Decreased bowel sounds; Constipation; Decreased skin turgor; Flattened neck veins; Acute weight loss
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| What are the clinical manifestations of hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| What happens to the BUN level when a patient is hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| What happens to the HCT level when a patient is hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| When a patient is hypervolemic, is the urine NA+ level increased or decreased? | show 🗑
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| show | Monitor vital signs; Monitor lung sounds; Elevate HOB or Orthopneic position; Oxygen; Monitor I&O; Monitor daily weights; Monitor labs; administer diuretics as ordered; Restrict fluid & Na intake as ordered.
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| show | Monitor vital signs; Monitor skin turgorMonitor oral cavity; Monitor I&O; Monitor daily weights; Mental functioning; Encourage PO fluids; Administer IVFs as ordered.
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| show | Fluid volume, Deficient; Cardiac output, Decreased; (Potential complication: Hypovolemic shock); Oral Mucous Membrane, Impaired; Tissue Perfusion, Ineffective
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| What nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for a patient with hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| show | BUN – elevated
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| show | HCT – increased
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| show | Urine specific gravity increases (urine concentration)
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| What happens to the urine specific gravity when a patient is hypervolemia? | show 🗑
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| What is the normal value of urine specific gravity? | show 🗑
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| show | 10-30 mg/dl
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| What is the normal value of creatinine? | show 🗑
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| What does urine specific gravity measure? | show 🗑
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| show | Renal function
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| What happens to serum creatinine levels when a patient suffers from hypovolemia? | show 🗑
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| show | The amount of space (volume) red blood cells take up in the blood.
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