Fluid & elecrtolytes(prt 150+)

If a patient has low _____ then you should assess for edema?

The average adult needs 2600 ml of _____ a day.

_____ leter of fluid weighs 2.2 lbs.

Hypertonic solutions are the most irritating to the veins?

______ is isotonic in the bag, but changes to hypotonic in the body.

Excess _____ will cause water intoxification because it turns hypotonic in the body.

A change in LOC, headache. If severe patient will be confused.

These are signs of what in a patient?

_____ causes the body to hold on to water?

It's syndrome of inapproptiate antidiuretic hormone. It happens with pituitary glad & cancer. Too much ADH is secreted.

It causes a patient to hold on to water which decreases the osmolality of body fluids. This can cause hyponatrimia.

Kexelate ( think K⁺ + exlax) it gets rid of potassium through the GI tract.

Insulin can be given, but glucose should also be given to prevent hypoglycemia.

This is a treatment for what electrolyte imbalance?

Never give IV push. The rate of infusion should never exceed 10-20 mEq/hr to prevent hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest.

D5W, Normal Saline(NS), and Lactated Ringer's are all what kind of IV fluid?

D5 1/2 NS, and D10W are what kind of IV solutions?

They pull fluid into intravascular from interstitium.

Packed RBC's, Albumin, and Plasma are all what?