Final - 3 Fluid & Electrolytes Flashcards
normal calcium level
8.5 - 10.5
Hypocalcemia s/s
Polly The Cow Did Terribly (she didn’t make enough)
- parasthesias
- twitching/tetany
- diarrhea
- trousseou’s
Hypercalcemia s/s
Dairy Cows Can Wait (we have too much)
- diminished reflexes
- constipation
- confusion
- weakness muscle
normal Magnesium level
1.5-2.5
hypomagnesia s/s
The Tape Can Substitute
- tetany
- trousseu’s
- chvostek’s
- sensation changes
hypermagnesia s/s
Real Fridges Have Magnets
- resp. distress/depression
- flushing
- hypotension
- muscle weakness/decreased DTR
are calcium and magnesium correlated with one another, or are their s/s flip-flopped
similar
hyper = hyper
hypo = hypo
are phosphorous and calcium correlated with one another or are their s/s flip-flopped
flip-flopped
hyper = hypo
hypo = hyper
*minus the GI dysfunction
hypophosphatemia s/s
diminished reflexes, confusion, weakness
hyperphsophatemia s/s
tetany, chvostek’s, trousseau’s
Do you have increased BP with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have low BP with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have weak, rapid pulse with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have bounding pulse with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have flattened neck veins with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have distended neck veins with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have nausea/vomiting with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have oliguria with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have confusion with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have lethargy with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have fatigue with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have dyspnea with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have HA with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have edema with fluid volume overload of deficit
overload
Do you have dizziness with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Do you have muscle cramps/weakness twitching-convulsions with fluid volume overload of deficit
deficit
Potassium regulates cardiac rhythm - an increase or decrease in K+ has a direct effect on _____ rhythm and _____ results
cardiac
EKG
high or low K+ s/s
Bananas Have Potassium
- bradycardia
- hypotension
- PVCs, dysrhythmias