Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
S/S
Nursing Care
S&S: Weight, turgor, dry skin,
Fluid Deficit
Hypovolemia: Proportional loss
of extracellular fluid (ECF) and
electrolytes
Dehydration: Loss of H2O only with
Na related to N&V, diarrhea, GI
suction, sweating, fluid intake,
diuretics, adrenal insufficiency
Fluid Excess
ECF volume due to heart or renal
failure, cirrhosis, Na, excess IV
fluids, albumin, aldosterone
secretion
Syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH):
ADH
water retention and Na due to
disorders of CNS and lungs,
infections and malignant tumors
Hypokalemia
Potassium (K_) _3.5mEq/L; due to
vomiting, diarrhea, gastric suction,
diuretics, corticosteroids, diabetic
ketoacidosis (osmotic diuresis),
starvation; hypokalemia risk
of digoxin toxicity
Hyperkalemia