Fluid & Electrolytes: Notes, Mnemonics, & Quizzes by Nurse Sarah

Fluid and Electrolytes: Notes, Mnemonics, and Quizzes by Nurse Sarah! This eBook contains Nurse Sarah's own personal nursing notes and memory tricks to help you learn and retain important concepts for nursing school, nursing exams, and while working as a nurse.

Nurse Sarah has condensed and illustrated her YouTube lectures from RegisteredNurseRN into easy-to-read study notes. These notes are concise yet provide important details to help readers review fluid & electrolyte topics. The eBook contains a total of 84 pages of content and has beautiful colors and illustrations to make studying more fun.

There are 130 quiz questions with answers and rationales included to test your knowledge over key concepts. Fun worksheets feature matching, fill-in-the-blank, checkboxes, and calculations for interactive learning.

The following chapters are included, with many subtopics included for each chapter:

Chapter 1: Fluid Compartments, Movement of Fluids and Solutes, & IV Fluids

Labs to Know
Key Terms 
Body Fluid Compartments 
Movement of Fluids & Solutes
Oncotic & Hydrostatic Pressure
IV Fluids: Colloids 
IV Fluids: Crystalloids Isotonic
IV Fluids: Crystalloids Hypertonic
IV Fluids: Crystalloids Hypotonic
Worksheet: IV Fluids
Test Review
Answers & Rationales

Chapter 2: Fluid Balance: Hormones & Body Systems

Key Terms
Hormones in Fluid Regulation
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)
Mechanism of Thirst
Worksheet: Thirst Mechanism Sequence 
Worksheet: RAAS
Test Review
Answers & Rationales

Chapter 3: Electrolytes

Key Terms 
Electrolytes & Their Relationships
Function of Electrolytes
Hypernatremia
Hyponatremia 
Hyperchloremia
Hypochloremia
Hyperkalemia
Hypokalemia
Hypercalcemia
Hypocalcemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia
Hypermagnesemia
Test Review
Answers & Rationale

Chapter 4: Acid-Base Imbalances

Key Terms
Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Test Review
Answers & Rationales

Chapter 5: Fluid Volume Disorders

Key Terms 
Answers to Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2: Calculating I's & O's & Interpreting 
Answers to Worksheet 2
Fluid Volume Excess
Fluid Volume Deficit
Test Review
Answers & Rationales
Photo Credits & References

Nurse Sarah, BSN, RN, is the lead educator for the RegisteredNurseRN brand. Her YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and hundreds of millions of views from around the world.