Sherpath_Electrolyte Imbalance_Week3

Hyponatremia is a condition with a serum sodium concentration below the normal range of less than ___ mEq/L. Record your answer as a whole number.

Hypernatremia is a condition with a serum sodium concentration above the normal range of ___mEq/L. Record your answer as a whole number. Use numbers only.

Which datum would a nurse identify as placing a patient at risk for hypovolemic hyponatremia?

Which factors would the nurse recognize as causes of water depletion hypernatremia? Select all that apply.

A serum potassium concentration of less than ___mEq/L is considered to be hypokalemia. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

A serum potassium concentration above ___mEq/L is considered hyperkalemia. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

Which factors would a nurse recognize as causes of hypokalemia? Select all that apply.

Which class of medications would the nurse identify as a cause of hyperkalemia?

A serum calcium concentration less than ___mg/dL is referred to as hypocalcemia.Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

A serum calcium concentration greater than ___mg/dL is known as hypercalcemia. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

Which factor would the nurse recognize as a common cause of hypercalcemia?

Which items found during a medical history would the nurse identify as risk factors for hypocalcemia? Select all that apply.

Hypomagnesemia occurs when the serum magnesium concentration is below ___ mEq/L. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

Hypermagnesemia occurs when the serum magnesium concentration is greater than ___mEq/L. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

Which cause would a nurse include when conducting patient education about factors contributing to hypermagnesemia?

Which cause would a nurse include when teaching a patient diagnosed with hypomagnesemia?

Hypophosphatemia is defined as a serum phosphate concentration below ___mEq/L. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

A serum phosphate concentration above ___ mEq/L is termed hyperphosphatemia. Record your answer using one decimal place. Use numbers only.

Which cause would a nurse include in a patient-teaching session about factors contributing to hyperphosphatemia?

Which conditions may lead to hypophosphatemia by causing abnormal shifts of phosphate from the extracellular to the intracellular space? Select all that apply.

Which serum sodium concentration would the nurse identify as hyponatremia?

Which condition would a nurse suspect when caring for a patient with a serum potassium concentration of 4 mEq/L and a serum sodium concentration of 150 mEq/L?

Which factors would the nurse identify as increasing a patient’s risk for hypovolemic hyponatremia?

Which disease process would the nurse identify as the cause of a patient’s serum potassium concentration of 5.3 mEq/L?

Which prescription would the nurse question for a patient experiencing hypokalemia?

Which serum potassium concentrations would the nurse identify as hyperkalemia in the patient’s medical record?

Which nursing statement is accurate when providing education to a postmenopausal patient who is at risk for hypercalcemia?

Which serum calcium concentrations would the nurse identify as abnormal?

Which factor would the nurse identify as a primary cause of hypocalcemia?

Which factors are potential causes of hypomagnesemia?

Which finding in the patient’s medical history requires the nurse to provide education about hypermagnesemia?

Which causes would the nurse include when providing patient education to a patient diagnosed with hypermagnesemia associated with an increased intake of magnesium?

Which type of drug would a nurse include in the teaching session about drug-related hyperphosphatemia?

Which causes associated with poor intake of phosphate would a nurse include in a teaching session of a patient with hypophosphatemia?