The patient with systemic edema is given Lasix to reduce the edema. A serious side effect of this diuretic is the promotion of hypokalemia, which may result in:

A patient who is started on oral nourishment along with IV fluid has the following amounts entered on his I and O sheet: juice 120 ml, cereal 180 ml, tea 150 ml, urine 380 ml, IV fluid 1050 ml, and emesis 50 ml. His total oral intake was:

A patient's lab work shows a low potassium value. This patient has:

Which is the most dangerous electrolyte imbalance?

Which electrolyte has the greatest influence on water balance in the body:

A patient with kidney disease is at risk for developing additional diseases related to excretion of body wastes. In order for the kidneys to remove this waste, they must produce hourly urine amounts of:

A backup of fluid in the lungs which can occur as a result of heart failure is called:

Which of the following body systems is the quickest to respond to changes in pH in the blood?

Potassium is responsible for:

Mrs. B brings her 4-month-old son, Tyler, to the physician's office because he has been experiencing diarrhea for about 24 hours and has taken very little fluid when it has been offered. Mrs. B says she is not sure if she needed to bring Tyler to be examined. The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:

The normal elasticity and resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid is called: