N115 E1Fluid & Electrolyte Exam Questions and Answers
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N115
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N115
N115 E1Fluid & Electrolyte Exam
Questions and Answers
Average fluid intake per day - Ans:-1500 mL - 2000mL
Body's 2 major fluid compartments - Ans:-- Intracellular (ICF) (2/3 of body's water)
- Extracellular (ECF) (1/3 of body's water)
Intracellular fluid is found where? - Ans:-inside the cell...
- decreased BP, orthostatic or postural hypotension
- Oliguria (decreased urine output)
- flat neck and hand veins (even when lying flat)
- increased respiration rate
- changes in mental status and LOC, apprehension, and restlessness, confusion, coma in severe cases.
Diagnostic Findings for ECFV Deficit - Ans:✔✔-- increased serum osmolality
- increased or normal serum sodium level
- elevated hematocrit
- increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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