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PN 200 Fundamentals of Nursing II Concept Map - Hyponatremia Ms. Rose Durham, a 54.year-old female, has been admitted to your unit with the diagnosis of hyponatremis. Her presenting symptoms include mental confusion, headache, and altered level of consciousness, anxiety, nausea, vomiting and a low-grade fever of 100.6. She has informed the physician that she has been out working in her garden for the past three days and it has been 97 degrees daily for the past 4 days. She does not recall drinking many fluids but has had her coffee in the morning. Her vital signs on admission are T100.6, P 104 weak and easily obliterated, R, 24 and regular. B/P 96/58. Height 5'7", weight 182 pounds. She states she follows a low sodium diet that she was given after being diagnosed with CHF Additional history includes; appendectomy at 17; mitral valve prolapse; mild CHF with sodium restricted diet, and hysterectomy at 35 years of age. Labs & Diagnostic tests Свс Hemoglobin and hematocrit Electrolytes Chest X-ray Urinalysis Medications: Baby aspirin 81mg by mouth every day Plavix 75mg one tab by mouth daily Lasix 10 mg daily Digoxin 0.25 mg daily Physician Orders IV = 18-20 Jelco 1000 mL NACL 0.9% IV every 8 hours Intake and output X 3 days Convulsion precautions Liberal sodium diet In addition to completing the care plan, answer the following questions

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Hyponatremia occurs when the sodium level in the bbod is low. Hyponatremia results in high water in the body which result in dilution of sodium in body and this causes tow sodium in body. © Coffee causes the excess release of urine in which sodium öelease increases and blocks reaabsorbtion of sodium is not scen because caffeine effects kidney function. © Hyponatremia is caused by low sodiom levels - and patient took low sodium diet which result in hyponatremia 3 low sodium diet, activities in high degrees of temperature for 3 days and dehydration are the reasons for hospitalization. © The main symptoms of hyponatermia is Seizures so she is placed in convulsion precautions. Electrolytes such as potassium &C? sodium are given tomo maintain the stability and electricity is generated along with fluids movements in body.