Chapter 28: Care of children and young people with fluid and electrolyte imbalance
1. Fluid is routinely lost from the body through …
- Passing urine, vomiting and crying
- Sleeping, sweating and running
- Breathing, talking and laughing
- Passing urine, sweating and breathing
2. Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
- Sodium
- Iron
- Calcium
- Potassium
3. Which of the following is a red flag symptom of clinical dehydration?
- Decreased urine output
- Mottled skin
- Cold extremities
- Altered responsiveness/irritability
4. Where there are no signs of clinical dehydration, the NICE guidelines for Diarrhoea and Vomiting Caused by Gastroenteritis in Under 5’s: Diagnosis and Management (2009) recommend …
- Offering oral rehydration salts solution as supplemental fluid
- Withholding milk feeds
- Rehydrating with fruit juice and carbonated drinks
- Intravenous fluid therapy
5. Hypernatremia is the medical term for a …
- Low sodium level
- Low potassium level
- High sodium level
- High potassium level