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| to be hyponatremic, NA must be less than _____ |
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| this condition leads to swelling, cerebral edema, and possibly permanent renal damage |
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| during hyponatremia, HR increases, BP decreases and specific gravity is less than |
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| disorientation, muscle twitching, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headache, dizziness, seizures, hypotension, tachycardia and oliguria may be signs of |
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| to be hypernatremic, Na levels must be > thans |
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| high temperature, flushed skin, dry mucous membranes, extreme thirst, and sweating- can eventually lead to seizures or death if untreated. |
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| The major cation of the ICF |
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| hypokalemis is K less than |
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| fatigue, dizziness, confusion, muscle weakness, increased sensitivity to digitalis, postural hypotension, abdominal distention, paresthesias, decreased reflexes |
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| hyperkalemia is potassium levels greater than |
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| renal failure, K sparing diuretics, ACE inhibitors,ARBs, massive cell death |
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| Irritability, restlessness, anxiety, N/V, abdominal cramps, weakness, numbness and tinglinging (fingertips and circumoral) EKG changes |
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| numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes, confusion, hallucination,decreased cardiac output, bleeding, tetany, chvosteks , ECG changes |
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| hypocalcemia is a calcium level less than |
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| hypercalcemia is a calcium level greater than |
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| deep bone pain, excessive thirst, anorexia, lethargy, weakened muscles |
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| treatment of hypercalcemia |
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| lasics, ff, ambulation, dialysis |
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| choroid or athetoid muscle activity, facial tics, spasticity, dysrhythmias |
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| treatment of hypomagnesemia |
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| shallow respirations, bradycardia, hypotension, flushing, lethargy, drowsiness, coma |
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| caused by muscle weakness, pain, fractured bone |
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| caused by atherosclerosis, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure; will have crystals on the skin |
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| manifested by shortened QT interval, AV conduction blocks, strengethened contractility, shortened ST segment |
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| manifested by tall, peaked T waves, flattened P waves, widened QRS |
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| manifested by prolonged QT interval, V-tach, asystole, torsades |
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| manifested by prominent U waves, Widened T wave, PVC, impaired myocardial conduction |
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| Manifested similarly to hypokalemia and hypocalcemia: bradycardia, asystole, torsades de points |
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| clinical findings: hemolytic anemias, depressed WBC function, bleeding, N/V, anorexia |
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| clinical findings: tachycardia, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, muscle weakness, flaccid paralysis, increased reflexes |
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| clinical findings: hyperirritability, tetany, slow respiration |
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| clinical findings: weakness, lethargy, deep, rapid breathing, unconsciousness (later stages) |
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