Mark Klimek Audio Lecture #6 Electrolytes

ULE: POTASSIUM IMBALANCES DO THE SAME AS THE PREFIX, EXCEPT FOR HEART RATE & URINE OUTPUT!! brain:irritability, restlessness, agitation lungs: tachypnea heart: low heart rate – bradycardia   urine: oliguria bowel: diarhhea, borborygmi muscles: spasticity; increased tone reflexes: 3+ or 4+ - hyperreflexia *K rarely affects CNS and seizures doesn’t occur. K greatly affects Cardiovascular and NeuroMuscular systems brain: lethargy lungs: bradypnea heart: tachycardia urine: polyuria bowel: adynamic ileus, constipation muscles: flaccidity / hyporeflexia reflexes: 1+ or 2+ Hyperkalemia SATA Adynamic ileus low hypoK Obtunded low hypoK 1+ reflex low hypoK Clonus high hyperK uWave hypoK depressed ST HypoK polyuria high HypoK bradycardia low HyperK This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :24:55 GMT -05:00 . (#6 time 0:50:20) RULE: CALCEMIA DO THE OPPOSITE OF THE PREFIX IF IT IS MUSCULOSKELETAL OR NERVE, BLAME IT ON CALCIUM!!