NURS 3404 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Constipation, Hyponatremia, Hyperglycemia
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Plays a major role in maintaining the concentration and volume of ecf and influencing water distribution between ecf and icf. Sodium has an important role in the generation and transmission of nerve impulses, muscle contractility, and regulation of acid-base balance. Ecf volume: restlessness, agitation, lethargy, seizures, coma, intense thirst, dry swollen tongue, sticky mucous membranes, postural hypotension, lower cvp, weight loss, elevated pulse, weakness, muscle cramps. Increased ecf volume: restlessness, agitation, twitching, seizures, coma, intense thirst, flushed skin, weight gain, peripheral and pulmonary edema, elevated. Patient symptoms when this electrolyte is too low. Ecf volume: irritability, apprehension, confusion, dizziness, personality changes, tremors, seizures, coma, dry mucous membranes, postural hypotension, lower cvp, lower jugular venous filling, elevated pulse, thread pulse, cold and clammy skin. Increased ecf volume: headache, apathy, confusion, muscle spasms, seizures, coma, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, weight gain, increased bp, raised cvp.
