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Potassium   normal concentration 3.5-5 meq/L, must be maintained within its normal range or else serious complications  
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hypokalemia   K <3.5 meq/L, caused by diuretics, vomiting, NG suctioning,diarrhea,liver failure, alkalosis, decreased intake and increased output, steroids, and B-agonist drugs  
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signs and symptoms of hypokalemia   muscle weakness and cramps, fatigue, confusion, cardia arrhythmias, and metabolic alkalosis  
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hyperkalemia   causes: too rapid IV administration of K+, anything that inhibits K+ excretion (renal failure)  
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signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia   metabolic acidosis, muscle weakness, cardiac arrhythmias,nausea/vomit  
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treatment of hyperkalemia   diuretics, IV glucose and insulin (increased K+ uptake by cells, CaCl or Ca+  
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Calcium   50% of Ca in blood is bound to protein and is affected by blood pH( increased PH=more Ca binds to protein)  
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hypocalcemia causes:   renal failure, vitamin D deficiency, hyperthyroidism, dificiency in magnesium  
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signs and symptoms of hypocalcemia   muscle craps and weakness, tetany, arrhythmias  
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function of Ca+   initiates muscular contraction, maintains neuromuscular irritability, normal blood coagulation, and maintains integrity of bones, Ca present in equal amounts ionized and nonionized  
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Treatment of hypocalcemia   treat underlying cause, vitamin D  
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Hypercalcemia causes:   renal failure, some malignancies, hyperthyroidism  
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signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia   arrhytmias, neuromuscular weakness/fatigue, nausea/ vomiting  
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treatment of hypercalcemia   treat underlying problem, diuretics, administer phosphate  
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magnesium   predominately found intracellulary  
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hypomagnesium causes:   renal failure, decrease in dietary intake, GI disturbances, alcoholism  
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signs and symptoms of hypomagnesium   muscle craps, weakness, tetany, nausea/vomiting, arrhythmias  
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hypermagnosemia causes   causes: renal failure, diabetes mellitis, adrenal insufficiency, and high magnesium diet+  
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hypermagnosemia signs and symptoms   muscle weakness, cramps, arrhythmias  
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treatment of hypermagnosemia   diuretics, dialysis if caused by renal failure  
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sodium regulation via NaCL mechanism   sodium to maintain neutrality is accompanied by active transport with CL from the glomerular filtrate and into the renal tubular cell, both Na+ and Cl- are transported to the ECF and ultimately to the plasma (blood)  
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Sodium regulation via NaHCO3 mechanism   1) recaptures Na+2)HCO3 are reabsorbed(100% of HCO3 in tubules reabsorbed)  
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3 things that will increase the HCO3 production/reabsorption   1. increase in PCO2 (stimulates renal compensation)2.decrease in blood volume (renin-angiotensin system)3. decrease in K+ concentration in blood  
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Angiotensin II causes:   systemic vasoconstriction which increases BP  
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Angiotensin II stimulates the production of:   Aldosterone  
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Aldosterone   stimulates NaHCO3 reabsorption because water reabsorption follows Na+ reabsorption, blood volume increases and improves perfusion to the kidneys  
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hyperaldosterone   can result in metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia  
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Diaretics can interfere with either___________or___________reabsorption   NaCl, or NaHCO3  
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Urinary buffers 2 main functions   1. excrete daily acid load( esp. fixed acids)2. regenerate bicarb that's lost during extracellular buffering  
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3 main urinary buffers   1.amonia2.phosphate3.HCO3  
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amonia works by:   combining with H+ ions to form NH3 which minimizes the fall in pH  
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phosphate   enhances excretion of H+  
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anion gap   used with metabolic acidosishelps diagnosing causes of met.acidosis  
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high anion gap=   increased amount of fixed acids  
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MUDPILERS   methanol,uremia,diabetes/diabetic ketoacidosis,propylene glycol, Inhaled drugs used to treat TB, lactic acidosis, etholyene glycol, Renal failure, salicylates  
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