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NURS 2063 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
STUDY GUIDE RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY
What is pathophysiology?
✔✔The study of homeostasis. What the body has to do to be at normal
operating range. Etiology of disease. What is normal and abnormal.


Hyponatremia symptoms
✔✔Causes brain swelling, weakness, and confusion


Normal Chloride levels
✔✔98-108meq/L


>108 Meq/L High Chloride levels
✔✔Hyperchloremia


<98 meq/L Low Chloride levels
✔✔Hypochloremia


3.5 - 5 mEq/liter
✔✔normal potassium levels


High potassium >5 meq/L
✔✔Hyperkalemia


<3.5 meq/L Low potassium
✔✔Hypokalemia

, 4-5 meq/L
✔✔normal calcium levels


>5 meq/L High calcium
✔✔Hypercalcemia
*muscles can spasm & tense up


<4 meq/L Low calcium
✔✔Hypocalcemia
*muscles are not as strong


Normal magnesium Levels
✔✔1.8-2.5 meq/L


How is fluid excreted from the body?
✔✔Insensible loss, peeing, sweating


Someone who has diarrhea and is throwing up a lot is displaying?
✔✔Dehydration
Electrolyte imblance


What is interstitial fluid?
✔✔Fluid in between the cells

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