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Electrolytes Keys Flashcards

1
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What two diseases can screw up electrolytes

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Addison disease and Cushing

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Causes of hyperkalemia

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CARED
Cellular movement (burns chemo agents, release k+)
Adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease)
Renal failure (#1 cause can’t filter out)
Excessive k+ intake (too many bananas)
Drugs (NSAIDS, beta blockers, ace inhibitors)

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S/s of hyperkalemia

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MURDER
Muscle weakness
Urine production lil2nun
Respiratory failure
Decrease cardiac contraction Ty
Early signs of muscle twitching/cramps
Rhythm changes

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4
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S/s of hypokalemia

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Slow and low

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5
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CA glucanite

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Given during emergency treatment for hyperkalemia
Does not decrease potassium
It is given to protect the heart to allow other therapies to do their thing
Given IV and over 3 minutes
If given we need to stop calcium if bradycardia starts developing

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6
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Hypertonic glucose and insulin

Emergency treatment for hyper kalemia

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Insulin makes easy k+ movement into cells
Glucose helps prevent hypoglycemia
Rise and fall of BS does not allow pt to feel good so teach pt fall precautions and warn

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7
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Insulin

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Is thick in the IV so we want to make sure its patent andd you have a good IV 20-18 gauge

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8
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Albuterol

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Can be given with insulin and glucose and it helps shift potassium into cells
Teach that side effects is tachycardia and shakes

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Magnesium

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Absorbed in the GI tract
Excreted in the kidneys

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10
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Renal disease

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Early stages cause hypokalemia but renal failure is #1 cause of hyperkalemia

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11
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Foods rich in potassium

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Bananas
Watermelon
White beans
Sweet potatoes
Avocados
Spinach

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12
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Foods rich in magnesium

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Dark chocolate
avocados
Milk nuts
Bananas
Peas
Peanut butter
Oranges

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13
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Nursing intervention for magnesium

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SIM
Safety w swallowing
(Small bites sitting up awake tilt chine down and swallow)
IV mg + sulfate (give slowly)
Monitor respiratory status and reflexes

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14
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When giving potassium why is it better to do it in a central line rather a peripheal?

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Faster, hurts less, less dangerous

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S/s of hypomagnesemia

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BIG ONE Tight airway- strider, laryngospasm, difficulty swallowing
Neuromuscular- hyper FLEXIO- clonus, muscle twitching
GI - N,v,d
Neurological- increased brain activity - irritability, insomnia, confusion, seizure
Heart- increased bp, increased hr

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16
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Causes of hypomagnesemia

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Mg absorbed in the intestines

Renal loss

Malabsorption

Antibiotics

Chronic alcoholism (most common)

GI loss n,v,d

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17
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Causes of hypomagnesemia

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Mg absorbed in the intestine
Renal loss
Malabsorption (crohns,celiac disease
Antibiotics
Chronic alcoholism (most common)

GI loss (n,v,d)

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18
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Three functions of calcium

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Bone
Blood
Beats
(Necessary for clotting blood
Combines with phosphorous to form mineral salts in bone and teeth

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19
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Which ages has more calcium in their bones than elderly?

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Children

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20
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Calcium and albumin low

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Usually doctor will ignore calcium and replace albumin
Phosphorous is high when calcium is low so if albumin is low it gets ignored as well and albumin is treated??***

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21
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Which calcium regulator pulls calcium and phosphorus from the bones and into the plasma?

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Parathyroid gland releases PTH

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22
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Which calcium regulator acts as an antagonist of PTH

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Calcitonin
When ca is too high it keeps ca in the bone and prevents reabsorption.

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23
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Why do celiac and crohn disease cause low calcium

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Malabsorption

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24
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What happens when someone takes corticosteroids for a long period of time?

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Decreases the body ability to absorb Ca and increase how fast bone is broken down
Causes hypocalcemia
Hypernatremia
And hypokalemia

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25
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Why does acute pancreatitis cause hypocalcemia

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Effects PTH secretion

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26
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S/s of hypocalcemia often effect

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Nerve transmission muscle and heart function

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27
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S/s of hypocalcemia

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CRAMPS
Confusion
Reflexes hyperactive
Arrythmias
Muscle spasms
Positive trousseau’s
Signs of chvosteks

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28
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S/s hypocalcemia CATS

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Convulsion
Arrhythmias
Tetany
Spasm and Stridor

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29
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What are the first signs of hypocalcemia when it comes to muscle spasms

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Tingling around mouth and finger tips

30
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Infiltration of calcium can cause

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Sloughing and necrosis so we need to Monitor

31
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Acute symptomatic of hypocalcemia

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Is a medical emergency and require admin of IV calcium

32
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When a pt is present in early sings of hypocalcemia such as tingling around the mouth and the fingers what medical treatment can help?

A

Anti acids (tums)
Milk
Can be Normal for pt post op after

33
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What type of arrhythmias can cause hypocalcemia

A

Tornadoes de pointes

34
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Hypercalcemia s/s WEAK

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Weakness of muscles
EKG changes
Absent reflexes absent minded (disoriented) ….abdominal distinction from constipation
Kidney stone formation

35
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What two electrolytes do we need to worry about digoxin

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Hypercalcemia and potassium

36
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What does lithium cause

A

Hypercalcemia and

37
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What can hypercalcemia cause with arrhythmias

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Cardiac arrest

38
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Symptoms of digoxin toxcity

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Confused irregular pulse and vision changes loss of apetite n,v,d

39
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Where is calcium absorbed

A

Small intestine

40
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What is a loop diuretic

A

LASIX /furosemide

41
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Steroids

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Inhibit intestinal reabsorption of calcium

42
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Calcitonin is good for

A

Those patients who can’t tolerate large sodium loads such as renal and heart failure

And admin IM

43
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Why do we give phosphorus with vitamin d?

A

Reabsorption

44
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When replacing phosphorus IV/PO

A

GIVE SLOW
Fracture precautions

45
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What is the opposite of calcium

A

Phosphate

46
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What has an interrelationship with sodium

A

Water

47
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Causes of hyponatremia

A

NONA
Na excretion increase
Overload of fluid
Na intake low
Antidiuretic hormone over secretion

48
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S/s of hyponatremia

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Salt loss
Seizure and stupor
Abdominal cramping, attitude ..changes (confusion)
Lethargic
Tendon reflexes diminished, confusion
Loss of urine&apetite
Orthostatic BP&overactive bowel sounds
Shallow respirations
spasms of muscles

49
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What electrolyte does chloride follow?

A

Sodium

50
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What happens when you increase sodium too fast in someone who is Hyponatremic

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You can cause some permanent neurological damage

51
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Rule of thumb for sodium in a 24 hour period

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Not more than 12 meq/L

52
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Hypernatremia causes

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High salt
Hyper cortisol is(cushingssyndromehyperventilation)
Increased intake of sodium (oral or IV route
GI feeding tube w/o adequate watersupplements
Hypertonic solutions
Sodium excretion decreased and corticosteriods
Aldosteronism (hyper)
Loss of fluids (infection, sweating, diarrhea, di
Thirst impairment

53
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Hypernatremia s/s

A

No fried foods for you
Fever
Restless, agitated
Increased fluid retention
Edema, extremely confused
Decreased urine output dry mouth/skin

54
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Osmolarity normal value

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280-300

55
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When a pt is hyponatremic and neurological symptoms are present

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Give small amounts of hypertonic solution at a time

56
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How long to increase sodium in a pt who is experiencing neurological symptoms

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Until neurological issues start to diminish

57
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If you have a pt that comes in and you ask if they are on lithium

A

They are automatically are at risk for hyponatremia

58
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Colloids

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Albumin(osmotically =to plasma)
Dextran -plasma volume expander
Hetastach-synthetic volume expander
Mannitol -alcohol sugar

59
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Colloid purpose

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Large molecules that do not dissolve and can not pass through a membrane
Used clinically for volume expansion
Pull fluid into the blood

60
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Desmopressin (DDAVP)

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Given for hypernatremia
Given to patients with DI

61
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Hypokalemia causes

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“Ditch”
Drugs ( laxatives, diuretics or corticosteroids)
Inadequate intake k+
Too much water intake (dilutes k)
Cushing syndromes (increase na )
Heavy fluid loss (NG sunction, committing, diarrhea, wound drainage)

62
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7 ls of hypokalemia

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Lethargic

Low shallow resp
Lethal cardiac
Loss of urine
Leg cramps
Limp muscles
Low BP and hr

63
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Always give potassium how?

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Oral supplement with food below 2.5 give k+ as an infusion

64
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If ur pt is on potassium sparring diuretics potassium supplements and salt substitutes should not be given to pt with

A

Renal issues

65
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Sodium bicarbonate (emergency med treatment)

A

K shifts into cells

66
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If your pt is on potassium sparring diuretics potassium supplements and salt substitutes should not be given to pt

A

With renal issues

67
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Magnesium has a interrelationship with

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Potassium

68
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When your low in potassium

A

Youre giving magnesium as well
In cardiac world potassium above 4 and magnesium above 2

69
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Nursing interventions for hyper magnesium

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Him
Hemodialysis
Iv calcium gluconate
Monitor labs

70
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Low magnesium resembles

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Low calcium as well

71
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Causes of hypermagnesemia

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Antacids
Renal failure
Potassium excess

72
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S/s of hypermagnesemia

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Heart calm and quiet
Lung -low and shallow resp
GI- hypoactive bowel sounds
Neuro-drowsiness lethargy
Ms-weakness

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