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NUR 166 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2025 SUMMER FALL EXAM GRADED A (ANSWERED) ALL TERMS 300 QUESTIONS Sodium Normal Range 135-145 Causes of hypernatremia: to much salty foods, canned foods, fried foods, and Chinese foods S/S of hypernatremia dry mouth low urinary output poor tissue turgor restlessness
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Sodium Normal Range 135 - 145 Causes of hypernatremia: to much salty foods, canned foods, fried foods, and Chinese foods S/S of hypernatremia dry mouth low urinary output poor tissue turgor restlessness Causes of hyponatremia to little sodium vomiting diarrhea diaphoresis: sports drinks S/S of hyponatremia Muscle Fatigue Fatigue
irritability nausea/ vomiting seizures confusion Potassium Normal range 3.5- 5 Causes of Hyperkalemia Kidney Failure/ kidney disease Ingesting to much s/s of hyperkalemia Cardia Arrhythmias weakness muscle fatigue irritability causes of hypokalemia diarrhea diuretics s/s of hypokalemia weakness
s/s of hypomagnesium seizures tetany agitation dysrhythmias Calcium normal range 8 - 10 causes of hypercalcemia bone cancer immobilization to much calcium- antacids s/s of hypercalcemia decreased muscle tone spasms nausea/ vomiting confusion arrhythmias renal calculi- stones causes of hypocalcemia
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