Low potassium and dehydration
[DOC File]Answer Guide for Medical Nutrition Therapy: A Case Study ...
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Dehydration or contraction of the body fluid compartments will occur whenever the loss of water and salt exceeds the intake. Fever, sweating and diarrhea produce losses in excess of normal, but if intake remains good, patients will often be able to compensate for the increased losses. ... When potassium level is still dangerously low despite ...
[DOC File]Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Children
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Phosphate- 1.8 mg/dL low- electrolytes drop during the osmotic pull of water. Osmolality 360 mmol/kg/H2O high- blood is thick due to high glucose and lack of water. Cholesterol 205mg/dL high- possibly due to dehydration and diabetes and other conditions. Triglycerides 185 mg/dL high possibly due to dehydration and diabetes and other conditions
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS: Prevention, Treatment and ...
Mitch was started on normal saline with potassium as well as an insulin drip. Why are these fluids a component of his rehydration and correction of the HHS? Mitch needs to be slowly rehydrated and his potassium levels were low with lead to increased dehydration. Describe the insulin therapy that was started for Mitch. What is Lispro? What is ...
Dehydration
Hypokalemia (low potassium) – the body is more sensitive to small changes in potassium levels than any other serum electrolyte, very important for cardiac function Causes – excessive vomiting, suctioning, vomiting, diarrhea, medications (diuretics, laxatives, insulin), alkalosis (causes exchange of H+ for K+), beta adrenergic stimulation ...
[DOC File]Signs and Symptoms of Dehydration Checklist
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Dehydration Athletes need to stay hydrated for optimal performance. Studies have found that a loss of two or more percent of one's body weight due to sweating is linked to a drop in blood volume. ... potassium and other electrolytes during exercise since you're unlikely to deplete your body's stores of these minerals during normal training. If ...
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7. Assess Mitch’s intake/output record for the first 24 hours of his admission. What does this tell you? Assuming that Mitch tells you that his usual weight is 228 lbs, can you estimate the volume of his dehydration? 8. Mitch was started on normal saline with potassium as well as an insulin drip.
[DOCX File]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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*Increased Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN); elevated BUN: Creatinine Ratio (in presence of a normal creatinine); elevated Hematocrit; elevated Potassium (K+); elevated Chloride (Cl-); elevated Urine Specific Gravity; and/ or elevated Serum Osmolality; (Sodium can be increased, normal or low, depending on the underlying cause of the dehydration.)
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Hypokalemia (low potassium): Suspect low potassium if repeated episodes of painful cramps occur. This may happen after the first 24 hours of IV rehydration if patients do not eat or drink ORS (ORS provides enough potassium).
[DOC File]UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS - Operational Medicine
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For some patients whose problems of ketoacidosis are secondary to dehydration and vomiting, and who enter with blood sugars in the low 300 mg/dl (approximately 17 mmol/L)range, this means giving 5 ...
[DOC File]Fluid & Electrolyte
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DEHYDRATION. Dehydration is loss of water and important blood salts like potassium (K+) and sodium (Na+). Vital organs such as the kidneys, brain, and heart cannot function without a minimum amount of water and salt. Dehydration is classified into three levels - …
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