ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES GALEN COLLEGE NURSING 2026 CLINICAL SCRIPTSOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS A+

ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES GALEN
COLLEGE NURSING 2026 CLINICAL
SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Osmosis.
Answer: water shifts back and forth across membrane


◉ Active Transport.
Answer: movement of solute against a pressure gradient


◉ Filtration.
Answer: transfer of water and solute through a semi-permeable
membrane from a region of higher pressure to a region of lower pressure
(hydrostatic pressure by heart pumping)


◉ Serum osmolarity.
Answer: 280-310 mOsm


◉ BUN.
Answer: 10-20


◉ Hematocrit.
Answer: 35-45

,◉ Creatinine.
Answer: 0.5-1.5


◉ Urine Osmolarity.
Answer: 50-100


◉ Urine specific Gravity.
Answer: 1.01-1.03


◉ What regulates fluid in the body?.
Answer: -kidneys
-thirst
-insensible loss
-hormonal influences


◉ Aldosterone.
Answer: produced as a result of the renin-angiotensin system, acts to
regulate fluid volume, sodium and water retention leads to increases in
fluid volume and sodium levels


◉ Extracellular fluid volume deficit definition.
Answer: loss of fluids from body or from fluid shifts w/in the body

, ◉ causes of extracellular fluid volume deficit.
Answer: excessive fluid loss and inadequate fluid intake


◉ S/S of extracellular fluid volume deficit.
Answer: -thirst
-low urine output
-decreased skin turgor
-dry mucous membranes and skin
-increased temp.
-hypotension
-tachycardia
-mental status changes
-weight loss
-headaches


◉ Lab values of exreacellular fluid volume deficit.
Answer: -increased serum Na+
-increased BUN
-increased hematocrit
inreased urine specific gravity


◉ Nursing interventions for extracellular fluid volume deficit.
Answer: -vital signs every 2- 4 hrs