Common drug that relates to fluid volume - Furosemide
ADPIE - Nursing Process - Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
autonomy - Have right to self
benefiicence - - Aiming to benefit others; doing good
Calcium - 8.5-10
Calcium - 99% in bones and teeth
1% in bloodstream, bound to protien PTH (Parathyroid hormone)
helps regulate calcium in the body and acquired through dietary intake
Causes of hypercalcemia - malignancy
hyperparathyroidism
Excessive calcium intake
Causes of hypocalcemia include: - Tetany
Muscle cramps
Trousseaus
Chvosteks
Cardiac dysthymia
, Seizures
treatment: *oral or iv supplements *
fidelity - Obligation to be honest with self and others
Fluid Volume Deficit (FVD) symptoms - Tenting
Tachycardia
Hypertension
Narrow pulse pressure
Weight loss
Flat neck veins when Laying flat
Dry mucous membranes
BUN greater than 20
Hemoglobin and hematocrit can be elevated
Elevated urine specific gravity
Urine output less than 30ml/hr
Fluid Volume Deficit (FVD) treatment - IV fluid (bolus)maybe
Oral fluids
Blood or blood products
Frequents assessments and vital signs in acute phase
fluid volume deficit causes - Vomiting, diarrhea, burns
Hemorrhage
Drainage NG suctions, fistulas, tubes
Insensible loss: diaphoresis, fever, tachypnea
Not enough fluid intake
Third space fluid shift