Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Critically ill patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis have a high incidence of hypophosphatemia. In particular, patients who have had cardiac surgery and major hepatic procedures tend to develop hypophosphatemia within the first week.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Hypomagnesemia is associated with electrocardiogram changes similar to those seen in patients with hypokalemia: Flattened T waves, U waves and a prolonged QT interval. Magnesium is a cofactor for Na+/K+-ATPase in cardiac tissue.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Magnesium homeostasis is maintained by the small intestine, kidney and bone. Magnesium reabsorption in the loop of Henle is linked to sodium chloride transport and is inversely related to flow.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Decreasing phosphate levels have been shown to decrease myocardial contractility and to predispose patients to ventricular rhythm disturbances, especially in conjunction with acute myocardial infarction.
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing
Category: Critical Care Nursing Severe liver disease, sepsis and salicylate intoxication can all induce hyperventilation and result in hypophosphatemia. The severity of symptoms increases with more profound and longer-lasting hypophosphatemia.
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