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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Adult

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A patient being is being admitted to the floor after 4 days of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with a diagnosis of Hypernatremia. What signs and symptoms would you expect to see?

Confusion, dry and sticky mucous membranes and lethargy
Increase in Intra Cranial Fluid (ICF), restlessness and muscle cramps
Headache, muscle pain and lethargy
Numbness and tingling in extremities, dry and sticky mucous membranes, irritability

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Answer: A- The signs and symptoms one would expect to see in a patient with Hypernatremia include confusion, dry and sticky mucous membranes, lethargy, decrease in level of consciousness, postural hypotension and lethargy.

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