FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
NURS 384 - Exam 1 Study Guide
Solutions
Hypernatremia (high sodium) - Ans:✔✔-- Big & bloated
· Weakness
· Restlessness
· Delirium
· Confusion
· Tetany
· Thirst
· Lethargy
Hyponatremia (low sodium) - Ans:✔✔-- Depressed & deflated
Mild:
· Headache
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· Irritability
· Difficulty concentrating
More Severe:
· Confusion
· Vomiting
· Seizures
· Coma
Hyperkalemia (high potassium) - Ans:✔✔-- Tight & Contracted
- Bradycardia
- Muscle weakness
- Cramping Leg Pain,
- ECG: Peaked T Wave, Widened QRS, others.
Hypokalemia (low potassium) - Ans:✔✔-- Low & Slow
- Weak irregular pulse
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