electrolyte imbalance

electrolyte imbalance,

the serum concentrations of an electrolyte that are either higher or lower than normal. See also electrolyte.

imbalance [im-bal´ans]

2. lack of balance; especially lack of balance between muscles, as in insufficiency of ocular muscles.

autonomic imbalance defective coordination between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, especially with respect to vasomotor activities.

electrolyte imbalance serum concentrations of an electrolyte that are either higher or lower than normal; see discussion and table under electrolyte.

fluid volume imbalance abnormally decreased or increased fluid volume or rapid shift from one compartment of body fluid to another. See also deficient fluid volume and excess fluid volume.

risk for fluid volume imbalance a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as being at risk for a decrease, increase, or rapid shift from one to the other of intravascular, interstitial, and/or intracellular fluid; this refers to body fluid loss, gain, or both. See also deficient fluid volume and excess fluid volume.

sympathetic imbalance vagotonia.

vasomotor imbalance autonomic imbalance.

electrolyte imbalance

Critical care A general term for a derangement of major electrolytes–Na⁺, K⁺, chloride; thus defined, EI is common; in practice, EIs are only of interest if they cause clinical disease

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4-Dinitrophenol
anthraquinones
binge eating
blood osmolality test
Coffee Enema
d-glucose
Dulcolax
eating
electrolyte
Electrolyte Disorders
Electrolyte Supplements
ileal bypass operation
Morbid Obesity
postobstruction
Proglycem
pseudoobstruction
Senokot
Shohl's solution
Stomach Flushing

Muscle cramps are sometimes called a "medical mystery" and tend to come out of nowhere, for no apparent reason at all The reasons behind most muscle cramps are usually related to dehydration, nutrient insufficiency, and electrolyte imbalances Muscle cramps are sometimes called a "medical mystery" and tend to come out of nowhere, for no apparent reason at all.

Health Clubs Chino Hills - Avoiding Muscle Cramps During Exercises by Morgan Le Fay / Food/cooking/nutrition community

The root cause, they said, was probably a severe electrolyte imbalance.

If it's Collin Raye belting out `Little Rock,' it's time to savor ... by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

This edition incorporates new chapters on drugs used to treat fluid and electrolyte imbalance and genitourinary drugs, coverage of obesity medications, and an appendix on herbal remedies.

Nursing pharmacology made incredibly easy, 2d ed by SciTech Book News