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Fluid and Acid/Base Balance

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Which type of solution will make a cell shrink?

Hypertonic

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Which type of solution will make a cell swell?

Hypotonic

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What is a normal body pH level?

7.35-7.45

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Third degree burns with IV fluid replacement can put the patient at risk for fluid volume _____.

Excess

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Heart Failure can put the patient at risk for fluid volume _____.

Excess

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Diarrhea can put the patient at risk for fluid volume ______.

Deficit

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What is a normal BUN level?

10-20

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A BUN level of 27 could be seen in a patient with fluid volume _____.

deficit

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A low sodium diet may be ordered for a patient experiencing fluid volume _____.

Excess

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The hematocrit level for a patient with fluid volume excess could be (high or low)?

Low (Normal: 35-49%)

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Signs of Fluid Volume Deficit include ____ BP, ____ HR, _____ urine specific gravity.

Low, High, High

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Signs of Fluid Volume Excess include ___ BP, lung _____, ____ resp rate, ______ urine specific gravity.

High, Crackles, High, Low

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A patient arrives to the ER and is hypotensive and hypovolemic. What IV fluid should be given first?

0.9% NS (isotonic) to help increase BP and volume- then can adjust fluid as needed.

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Your patient has ascites. You instruct them to measure their weight once every ___.

Day

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Lungs can help compensate for metabolic acidosis. What would you expect to see in this patient (resp rate)?

Elevated Respiratory Rate (acid=high CO2; more resp clear mor CO2)

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pH is an indicator of _____ concentration.

hydrogen ion

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