C is losing more fluids through vomiting than through urine, which causes him to excrete low amounts of urine which can indicate the reason for urine output of 125ml in eight hours. Fluids exiting the body is affecting Mr. C’s elevated Na levels as, “if free body water were to decrease, the serum sodium concentration would rise” (Skyscape, 2015). This is significant as water from the body is being excreted more than sodium is, which is then increasing sodium levels in the body. Therefore, with Na at 154, it’s considered hypernatremia, and “as sodium levels increase, water moves from the cells into the intravascular space, which can lead to cellular dehydration” (Yoost, 2016, p. 998); with more Na, it leads to dehydration. With the increase of Na, it affects the decrease of K, therefore, “as sodium is reabsorbed, K is lost” (Skyscape,
C is losing more fluids through vomiting than through urine, which causes him to excrete low amounts of urine which can indicate the reason for urine output of 125ml in eight hours. Fluids exiting the body is affecting Mr. C’s elevated Na levels as, “if free body water were to decrease, the serum sodium concentration would rise” (Skyscape, 2015). This is significant as water from the body is being excreted more than sodium is, which is then increasing sodium levels in the body. Therefore, with Na at 154, it’s considered hypernatremia, and “as sodium levels increase, water moves from the cells into the intravascular space, which can lead to cellular dehydration” (Yoost, 2016, p. 998); with more Na, it leads to dehydration. With the increase of Na, it affects the decrease of K, therefore, “as sodium is reabsorbed, K is lost” (Skyscape,