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