Hyperkalemia Tx

Question 1

How does treatment hyperkalemia with bicarbonate work

Answer 1

Alkalosis drives potassium into cells
(pH has to be 7.1)

Question 2

How do we stabilize cardiac membranes during hyperkalemia

Answer 2

Calcium gluconate IV

Question 3

Driving potassium into cells and stabilizing cardiac membranes during hyperkalemia does not….

Answer 3

Decrease K+ lvls in the body

Question 4

3 ways to monitor vascular volume during renal problems

Answer 4

• PE (edema)
  -BP
• CVP

Question 5

3 things to evaluate when nursing for renal problems

Answer 5

1. Monitor vascular volume
2. Measure ins and outs
3. Monitor electrolytes

Question 6

Nursing for renal problems, what are three ways to measure ins and outs

Answer 6

1. Closed urine collection
2. Urine output normal 1-2mL/kg/hr
3. Weigh several times a day

Question 7

When nursing for renal problems, which electrolytes do we monitor

Answer 7

K+
Ca2+

Question 8

Where should be bag be when doing closed urine collection for nursing with renal problems

Answer 8

Below the patient

Question 9

What do endocrine glands excrete

Answer 9

Hormones

Question 10

Proteins that are secreted into the blood and cause an effect at a distal site

Answer 10

Hormones