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FLUID/ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES CROSSWORD

Horizontales
NORMAL RANGE LEVEL OF THIS ELECTROLYTE IS 135-145.
BREATHING THAT IS ABNORMALLY RAPID AND OFTEN SHALLOW
A RAPID HEARTBEAT THAT MAY BE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR; THE HEART'S ATTEMPT TO MOVE FLUID FORWARD
AN ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS AN ELEVATED LEVEL OF MAGNESIUM IN THE BLOOD
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CALCIUM LEVEL IN THE BLOOD IS ELEVATED
DISEASE THAT OCCURS WHEN NOT ENOUGH ALDOSTERONE IS PRODUCED CAUSING THE LOSS OF NA+ AND H2O
MEDICAL CONDITION FOR FLUID LOSS FROM ANYWHERE SUCH AS BLOOD LOSS, VOMITING OR DIARRHEA, INSENSIBLE FLUID LOSS, OR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH POLYURIA
WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH SODIUM, BUT NOT ENOUGH WATER (DEHYDRATION); CAUSED BY KIDNEY IMPAIRMENT, FLUID LOSS, INSENSIBLE LOSS, AND IV FLUIDS WITH SODIUM.
NORMAL RANGE LEVEL OF THIS ELECTROLYTE IS 1.7-2.3.
HORMONE SECRETED BY THE PITUITARY GLAND THAT HELPS THE KIDNEYS RETAIN WATER IN THE BODY
MEDICAL TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE POTASSIUM LEVEL IN THE BLOOD IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL; CRITICAL TO THE FUNCTION OF NEVRE AND MUSCLE CELLS, INCLUDING THE HEART.
NORMAL RANGE LEVEL OF THIS ELECTROLYTE IS 8.5-10.5.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATOR OF FLUID INTAKE
Verticales
A DISORDER OF SALT AND WATER METABOLISM MARKED BY INTENSE THIRST AND HEAVY URINATION
AN ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE WHEN THERE IS A LOW LEVEL OF MAGNESIUM IN THE BLOOD
NORMAL RANGE LEVEL OF THIS ELECTROLYTE IS 3.5-5.
THE KIDNEYS REGULATE FLUID BY THIS HORMONE THAT IS PRODUCED BY THE ADRENAL GLANDS WHEN THE BODY SENSES A DECREASE OF BLOOD VOLUME; RETAINS WATER AND SODIUM
DISEASE THAT OCCURS WHEN THERE IS TOO MUCH OF ALL STEROIDS; CAUSES EXCESS ALDOSTERONE AND RETAINING EXCESS NA+ AND H2O.
IMPROPER BEATING OF THE HEART, WHETHER IF IT IS IRREGULAR, TOO FAST, OR TOO SLOW
A CHRONIC CONDITION IN WHICH THE HEART ISN'T PUMPING BLOOD AS EFFICIENTLY; WHEN FLUID BUILDS UP AROUND THE HEART
THE PASSAGE OF LARGE VOLUMES OF URINE WITH AN INCREASE IN URINARY FREQUENCY
PRIMARY REGULATOR OF FLUID OUTPUT
OCCURS WHEN TOO MUCH ADH IS BEING EXCRETED; THERE IS A NORMAL INTAKE BUT MINIMAL OUTPUT CAUSING FLUID OVERLOAD