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Diagnosis and Management of Sodium Disorders: Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia

What are the 2 types of electrolytes? cations: positive Anions: negative What is the main function of sodium in the body? to regulate and balance water Maintain osmotic pressure and assist in acid base balance What is the main function of potassium in the body? nerve impulse transmission Muscle contraction Plasma Acid base balance What is the most abundant electrolyte in the extracellular fluid (ecf)? sodium, na+ What is a normal sodium level? 135-145 meq/l What hormone assists in regu...

human plague: etiology correct answers Yersinia pestis US zoonoses by prevalence correct answers brucellosis = tularemia (type A - one of the most infectious bacteria) >> plague Yersinia pestis: microbial characteristics, culture conditions correct answers GNR, facultative anaerobe, BIPOLAR STAINING (tips darker than the rest); grows on standard culture (in 2 days) Dx: GNR with dark tips correct answers Yersinia pestis Y. pestis: diseases caused correct answers bubonic, septice...

Hyponatremia in patients receiving parenteral nutrition: the importance of correcting serum sodium for total proteins. The role of the composition of parenteral nutrition in the development of hyponatremia Emilia Gómez-Hoyos1 ● Silvia Fernández-Peña1 ● Martín Cuesta2 ● Ana Ortolá1 ● Pilar Matía 2 ● Natalia Pérez-Ferre2 ● Daniel De Luis1 ● Alfonso Calle-Pascual2 ● Miguel Ángel Rubio2 ● Isabelle Runkle-De la Vega2

NBME EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/25 LFA-1 integrin - ANSWERSCD11, cell adhesion molecule that binds ICAM - so the defect is in tight adhesion (PECAM is transmigration). DNI vs DNR - ANSWERSdo not intubate (tube), DNR is like atropine, chest compressions. Creatine is secreted or absorbed - ANSWERSSecreted at the PCT. proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) - ANSWERSsegment of the nephron between the glomerular capsule and the nephron loop What is the arcuate nucleus? - ANSWERS1 of 4 d...

Fresenius ~ CCHT Certification Preparation Test What practics helps to build a pt's immunity to hepatitis B - ANSWER Vaccination A pt asks the technician "what does uremia mean?" The technician's response should be based on the uremia is - ANSWER an increase of waste in the blood a Central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a - ANSWER pt has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs before a dialysis treatment , the pt tells the Technician, "Yesterday, I felt terr...

In a previous issue of Critical Care, Wells and colleagues [1] report on their retrospective cohort study examining the relationship between serum sodium and intracranial pressure (ICP) with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). T h is is an ongoing topic of interest to neuro intensivists as hyperosmolar therapy remains a treatment option for elevated ICP [2]. We commend the authors for their contribution to a fundamentally important issue in neurocritical care; however, several...

LFA-1 integrin - Answer-CD11, cell adhesion molecule that binds ICAM - so the defect is in tight adhesion (PECAM is transmigration). DNI vs DNR - Answer-do not intubate (tube), DNR is like atropine, chest compressions. Creatine is secreted or absorbed - Answer-Secreted at the PCT. proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) - Answer-segment of the nephron between the glomerular capsule and the nephron loop What is the arcuate nucleus? - Answer-1 of 4 dopaminergic pathways. Projects to the anterior p...

NR 283 Hyponatremia Questions and Answers 2023/2024 What is hyponatremia? - Answer low sodium in the blood What are the causes of hyponatremia? - Answer -losses from excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea -use of certain diuretic drugs combined w/ low-salt diet - hormonal imbalances (insufficient aldosterone, adrenal insufficiency, excess ADH secretion) -diuresis (excessive production of urine) -excessive water intake What are the clinical manifestations of hyponatremia? - Answer -l...

Physical Assessment Part 3| Question and Answers| Pre-Assessment Exam 2025/2026 A nurse is preparing a client for a physical assessment. The client appears anxious about the assessment. Which statement by the nurse would be most appropriate? "Let me tell you what I will be doing. It should not be painful." The nurse palpating the skin of a client documents a firm 1.5-cm mass on the lower right leg. What type of skin lesion does this describe? nodule A nurse is preparing to ass...