Exam 2 Flashcards
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Kussmaul Breathing
Deep rapid breathing caused by increased acidity seen in DKA

Cheyne Stokes Breathing
Hypernea with apnea, common with AV HF, sleep apnea, CVA

Obstructive Lung dz
- obstruction worse on expiration
- Conditions that make it harder to empty lungs
- dyspnea
- chronic cough
- sputum
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
- COPD (emphysema and chronic broncitis)
- laminar airflow
- progressive
- most common in world
- Risk; tobacco, dust and chemicals, air pollution, birth defects
Restrictive lung dz
- Diseases that make it harder for the lungs to fill with air
- Aspiration
- Atelectasis
- Bronchiectasis
- Lung ca
- PNA/TB
- Bronchiolitis (common in kids; happens with chronic bronchitis or toxic chemical/viral inhalation in adults)
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Inhalation disorders (various substances)
Gas transport
- Ventilation in lungs
- Diffusion of O2 from aveoli to capillaries
- Perfusion to systemic capillaries
- Diffusion of O2 to cells from capillaries
- Diffusion of CO2 in reverse order
Ventilation and Perfusion ratio
- Normal = 0.8
Starling forces of fluid movement
- Hydrostatic pressure - hydrostatic pressure in blood vessels is the pressure of the blood against the wall. It is the opposing force to oncotic pressure.
- Osmotic pressure is defined as the pressure that must be applied to the solution side to stop fluid movement when a semipermeable membrane separates a solution from pure water
- Oncotic pressure: colloid osmotic-pressure, is a form of osmotic pressure induced by the proteins, notably albumin, in a blood vessel’s plasma (blood/liquid) that displaces water molecules, thus creating a relative water molecule deficit with water molecules moving back into the circulatory system within the lower
- According to Starling’s law, for homeostasis to occur oncotic pressure needs to equal hydrostatic pressure
- Hydrostatic pressure is the “push” force and osmotic pressure is the “pull” in fluid movements.
- Increased hydrostatic pressure = positive net filtration
- Increased oncotic pressure = negative net filtration

Net Filtration Pressure
- Difference between osmotic and hydrostatic pressure at the vascular bed.
- The balance of the four Starling forces that determines the net flow of fluid across the capillary membrane.
Hypernatremia
- Hypernatremia
- Hypernatremia
- Serum sodium >145 mEq/L
- Related to sodium gain or water loss•Water movement from the ICF to the ECF
- Intracellular dehydration
- Manifestations•Clinical•
- Thirst, weight gain, bounding pulse, and increased blood pressure
- Central nervous system
- Muscle twitching and hyperreflexia (hyperactive reflexes), confusion, coma, convulsions, and cerebral hemorrhage
Hyponatremia
Serum sodium level <135 mEq/L•Sodium deficits cause plasma hypoosmolality and cellular swelling
Causes: Pure sodium loss•Low intake•Dilutional hyponatremia
Manifestations:•Most life-threatening: cerebral edema and increased intracranial pressure•Lethargy, confusion, decreased reflexes, seizures, and coma•If leads to loss of ECF and hypovolemia, see hypotension, tachycardia, decreased urine output
If dilutional from excess water (hypervolemic hyponatremia), see weight gain, edema, ascites, jugular vein distention
HyperKalemia
- Tall Peaked T waves
- Abdominal (belly) pain and diarrhea.
- Chest pain.
- Heart palpitations or arrhythmia (irregular, fast or fluttering heartbeat).
- Muscle weakness or numbness in limbs.
- Nausea and vomiting.
Normal Potassium
3.6 - 5.2
Normal Sodium
135-145
Hypokalemia
Weakness and fatigue (most common)
Muscle cramps and pain (severe cases)
Worsening diabetes control or polyuria.
Palpitations.
Psychological symptoms (eg, psychosis, delirium, hallucinations, depression)
ST depression
myocardial paralysis
Hypernatremia
- thirst
- fatigue
- muscle spasms/twitching
- irritability
- altered level of consciousness, dry mouth, fast heart rate, or insufficient urine production
- seizure/coma
Hypocalcemia
- severe cases, symptoms include muscle cramps, confusion, and tingling in the lips and fingers.
- Intestinal cramping and hyperactive bowel sounds
- convulsions and tetany
- Prolonged QT
- Cardiac arrest
- Chvostek sign: increased irritability of the facial nerve, manifested by twitching of the ipsilateral facial muscles on percussion over the branches of the facial nerve
- Trousseau’s sign : Hypocalcemia; The sign is observable as a carpopedal spasm induced by ischemia secondary to the inflation of a sphygmomanometer cuff, commonly on an individual’s arm
Hypercalcemia
Causes:
- Hyperparathyroidism•Bone metastases with calcium resorption from breast, prostate, renal, and cervical cancer•Sarcoidosis •Excess vitamin D•Many tumors that produce PTH
SE:
- Many nonspecific: fatigue, weakness, lethargy, anorexia, nausea, constipation•Impaired renal function, kidney stones•Dysrhythmias, bradycardia, cardiac arrest•Bone pain, osteoporosis
Magnesium
- Intracellular cation
- 1.8-3.0
- cofactor in enzyme reactions
- increases neuromuscular excitability
Hypomagnesium
Causes
- Malnutrition •Malabsorption syndromes•Alcoholism•Urinary losses (renal tubular dysfunction, loop diuretics)
SE
- numbness · tingling · muscle cramps · seizures · muscle spasticity · personality changes · abnormal heart rhythms
- tetany
- chvostek and tressou signs
Hypermagnesemia
- nausea.
vomiting.
neurological impairment.
abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension)
flushing.
headache.
- trouble breathing
- cardiac arrest
Normal calcium levels
8.6 - 10.3
Bicarb normal
22-26 (23-30)
High Bicarb
the body is having trouble maintaining its acid-base balance, either by failing to remove carbon dioxide through the lungs or the kidneys or perhaps because of an electrolyte imbalance, particularly a deficiency of potassium
metabolic alkalosis
Vomiting
dehydration
Low bicarb
metabolic acidosis









