Relier Pairs Electrolyte imbalances 2Version en ligne body fluid par Amy Meyer 1 sodium imbalance assessments 2 what does sodium level show us? 3 Sodium Potassium pump action 4 what controls sodium? 5 How does sodium stay balanced? 6 what balances sodium 7 what action occurs due to the sodium potassium pump 8 causes of electrolyte shifts 9 How are electrolytes maintained 10 sodium (cation+) diet, kidney excretion and reabsorption an electrical impulse is created to contribute to HR, heart rhythm, GI impulses, muscle contractions LOC, mental status checks, falls, seizure risk most abundant ECF electrolyte, maintains ECF volume/osmolality, muscle contractions and nerve impulse transmission active transport, osmosis, diffusion, sodium potassium pump, chloride relationship chloride ratio of total body sodium to total body water thirst, ADH, RAAS excessive sweating, fluid loss leading to dehydration, vomiting, diuretics, acute kidney injury moves sodium from outside of cell into the blood, exchanging 3 sodium in the blood and taking 2 potassium into the cell