Matching Pairs Electrolyte imbalances 2Online version body fluid by Amy Meyer 1 what action occurs due to the sodium potassium pump 2 causes of electrolyte shifts 3 what does sodium level show us? 4 Sodium Potassium pump action 5 sodium imbalance assessments 6 How does sodium stay balanced? 7 what controls sodium? 8 sodium (cation+) 9 How are electrolytes maintained 10 what balances sodium excessive sweating, fluid loss leading to dehydration, vomiting, diuretics, acute kidney injury thirst, ADH, RAAS LOC, mental status checks, falls, seizure risk diet, kidney excretion and reabsorption an electrical impulse is created to contribute to HR, heart rhythm, GI impulses, muscle contractions most abundant ECF electrolyte, maintains ECF volume/osmolality, muscle contractions and nerve impulse transmission chloride moves sodium from outside of cell into the blood, exchanging 3 sodium in the blood and taking 2 potassium into the cell active transport, osmosis, diffusion, sodium potassium pump, chloride relationship ratio of total body sodium to total body water