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Fluids And Electrolytes Flashcards

1
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Fluid from cell to blood vessel

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Hypertonic

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2
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Fluid from blood vessels to cells

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Hypotonic

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3
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What causes hypervolemia

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Hypertonic

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4
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What causes shock?

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Hypotonic

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5
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What causes oliguria

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Hypotonic

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6
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What causes hypertension?

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Hypertonic and Hypernatremia

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7
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What causes cellular dehydration?

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Hypertonic

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8
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What causes edema?

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Hypotonic and hyponatremia

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9
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What causes polydipsia?

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Hypertonic

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10
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What causes cerebral edema?

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Hypotonic

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11
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What causes dry skin?

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Hypertonic

Hypernatremia

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12
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What causes dry mouth?

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Hypertonic and Hypernatremia

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13
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What causes ascites?

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Hypotonic

Hypernatremia

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14
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Most abundant Intravascular

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Sodium

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15
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Most abundant Interstitial

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Calcium

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16
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Most abundant intracellular

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Potassium

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17
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Normal Values
4.5 - 5.5 MEQ or
8 - 10 mg/dl

A

Calcium

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18
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Electrolyte causes Tachycardia

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Hypocalcemia and Hyperkalemia

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19
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Electrolyte causes Bradycardia

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Hypercalcemia and Hypokalemia

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20
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Calcium - Increase Mental Alertness

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Hypocalcemia

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21
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Calcium - Insomnia

A

Hypocalcemia

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22
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Calcium- Drowsiness

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Hypercalcemia

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23
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Calcium - hyperventilation

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Hypocalcemia

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24
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Calcium - hypoventilation / ⬇️ RR

A

Hypercalcemia

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25
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Calcium - Muscle weakness

A

Hypercalcemia

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26
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Calcium - Muscle Spasm / leg cramps

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Hypocalcemia

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27
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Calcium - Fatigue

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Hypercalcemia

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28
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Calcium - Leg Cramps

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Hypocalcemia

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29
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Calcium - Chivostek Sign

A

Hypocalcemia

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30
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Calcium - tetany

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Hypocalcemia

31
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Calcium- tressesu

A

Hypocalcemia

32
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Sodium + Potassium Pumping

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Action Potential - causes muscle contraction

33
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What electrolyte imbalance causes fluid volume deficit?

A

Hypernatremia

34
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What electrolyte causes fluid volume excess?

A

Hyponatremia

35
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Restrict Sodium

A

Hypernatremia

36
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Give process food

A

Hyponatremia

37
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Give isotonic / fast drip isotonic

A

Hyponatremia

38
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Electrolyte with a normal level of
3.5 - 4.5 (5.5) MEQ

39
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Signs of hypertonic is also signs of what?

A

Hypernatremia

40
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Signs of hypotonic is also signs of what?

A

Hyponatremia

41
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Electrolyte that affects upper extremities

A

Hyperkalemia

42
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Electrolyte affects lower extremities

A

Hypokalemia

43
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Electrolyte that causes hyperactivity of the brain

A

Hyperkalemia

44
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Electrolyte that causes abdominal cramping

A

Hyperkalemia

45
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Electrolyte that causes Abdominal distension

A

Hypokalemia

46
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Electrolyte that causes Paralytic Illeus

A

Hypokalemia

47
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Electrolyte that causes stomach flu or gastric flu

A

Hyperkalemia

48
Q

Patient will develop a dynamic illeus

A

Hypokalemia

49
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Electrolyte that causes weakness

A

Hypokalemia

50
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Electrolyte that causes fatigue and dizziness

A

Hypokalemia

51
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Electrolyte that causes Apathy

A

Hypokalemia

52
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Normal Value of 135 - 145 MEQ

53
Q

Mataas hyper
Mababa hypo

Flatten T-wave

A

Hypokalemia

54
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Tall/Peak/ Prominent T-wave

A

Hyperkalemia

55
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S - T Depression

A

Hypokalemia

56
Q

S - T Elevation

A

Hyperkalemia

57
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Widening of QRS

A

Hyperkalemia

58
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Narrowing of QRS

A

Hypokalemia

59
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Presence of U - wave

A

Hypokalemia

60
Q

⬆️Calcium / Hypercalcemia: what will happen to contraction?

Security guard of Na + K
Na + K will not meet

A

⬇️ muscle contraction

61
Q

In calcium - increase contraction

A

Hypocalcemia

62
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What electrolyte initiate contraction

63
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What electrolyte maintains contraction

64
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What electrolyte for Contraction of smooth muscle / heart

65
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What electrolyte responsible for contraction of Large and skeletal muscle

66
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  • Everything is high and fast
  • Affect Upper Extremities
  • Peak T -wave
  • S - T elevation
  • Widening of QRS
  • Diarrhea
  • Tachycardia
  • Cramping

Except BP

A

⬆️K

Hyperkalemia

67
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Electrolyte that controls BP, the one that lives in the blood vessels

68
Q

The effect of calcium if opposite to potassium. But,

Calcium and Magnesium have the same effect

69
Q

Chvostek Sign
Tetany
Trousseau Sign

A

Hypocalcemia
Hypomagnesemia

70
Q

⬆️Calcium
⬆️Magnesium
=everything is low and slow

Opposite to Potassium

71
Q
  • Bradycardia
  • Hypoventilation
  • muscle weakness
A

Hypercalcemia and Hypermagnesemia

72
Q

Increase Calcium : in the blood, results in?

A

Renal Calculi

73
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⬆️Sodium / Hypernatremia =______?

A

⬇️Calcium / ⬇️Potassium

Hypocalcemia / Hypokalemia

?????

74
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⬇️Calcium / Hypocalemia: What will happen to contraction?

No Guard: Na + K meets

A

⬆️ muscle contraction

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