NSG 3100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Sodium - ✔✔135-145
✔✔Chloride - ✔✔98-106
✔✔Calcium - ✔✔9.0-10.5
✔✔Magnesium - ✔✔1.5-2.5
✔✔Potassium - ✔✔3.5-5.0
✔✔Phosphate - ✔✔2.5-4.5
✔✔ Hyponatremia - ✔✔Low sodium <135
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔Causes: fluid intoxication
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔S/S: headaches, seizures, coma
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔Tx: give sodium via hypertonic solutions (3% NS)
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔High sodium (>145)
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔Causes: N/V/D, hyperventilation, fever, etc
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔S/s: dry mouth, thirsty, swollen tongue, dry mucous membranes
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔Tx: restrict sodium and push fluids that are sodium free
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Low potassium <3.5
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Causes: vomiting, gastric suctioning, potassium wasting diuretics
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔S/s muscle cramps, weakness, PVC's, v-tach
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Tx: give k supplements, encourage increase in k rich foods,
encourage k sparing diuretics
✔✔Hyperkalmeia - ✔✔High potassium >5.0
✔✔Hyperkalemia - ✔✔Causes: kidney issues, potassium sparing diuretics
✔✔Sodium - ✔✔135-145
✔✔Chloride - ✔✔98-106
✔✔Calcium - ✔✔9.0-10.5
✔✔Magnesium - ✔✔1.5-2.5
✔✔Potassium - ✔✔3.5-5.0
✔✔Phosphate - ✔✔2.5-4.5
✔✔ Hyponatremia - ✔✔Low sodium <135
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔Causes: fluid intoxication
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔S/S: headaches, seizures, coma
✔✔Hyponatremia - ✔✔Tx: give sodium via hypertonic solutions (3% NS)
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔High sodium (>145)
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔Causes: N/V/D, hyperventilation, fever, etc
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔S/s: dry mouth, thirsty, swollen tongue, dry mucous membranes
✔✔Hypernatremia - ✔✔Tx: restrict sodium and push fluids that are sodium free
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Low potassium <3.5
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Causes: vomiting, gastric suctioning, potassium wasting diuretics
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔S/s muscle cramps, weakness, PVC's, v-tach
✔✔Hypokalemia - ✔✔Tx: give k supplements, encourage increase in k rich foods,
encourage k sparing diuretics
✔✔Hyperkalmeia - ✔✔High potassium >5.0
✔✔Hyperkalemia - ✔✔Causes: kidney issues, potassium sparing diuretics
