High Acuity Fluid and Electrolytes

Question 1

What is the difference between second space edema and third space edema?

Answer 1

Second spacing edema occurs within the interstitial space and third spacing is in a body cavity that does not typically have a build up of fluid

Question 2

What kind of solution will shift fluids from the vasculature to the intracellular space?

Answer 2

hypotonic solutions

Question 3

What kind of solutions can be used to expand blood volume? Why?

Answer 3

Hypertonic solutions
They shift fluids from the intracellular space to the extracellular space and this will shift the fluids into the intravascular components

Question 4

How quickly can hyponatremia be treated?

Answer 4

Correct at no more than 0.5mEq/L per hour or 12 mEq/L per 24 hours