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What do you need to check for when a patient has gastroenteritis before using potassium chloride?
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For IV potassium chloride, the patient must able to void.
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Does eating potassium cause vomiting?
Consumption of a large dose of potassium ions, such as potassium chloride, induces a vomiting reflex to expel most of the potassium before it can be absorbed
What would happen if potassium chloride didnt exist?
You'd be dead before you hit the ground.
Can you be poisoned by drinking potassium chloride dissolved in water?
Bear in mind that toxicity is always a combination of the material in question, and the dosage. Pretty much anything can, in sufficient dosage, be toxic. Potassium Chloride (KCl) dissolves easily in water. In giant sized doses it is in fact toxic to humans. But you'd know you were drinking it (as it tastes salty) and in all likelihood you'd vomit it back up long before acute toxicity sets in. As it's not a cumulative, chronic toxicity is not a factor here. So, can you be poisoned by drinking KCl? Not without knowing it. And not without a lot of effort on your part. And even then I have my doubts.
What gas was in the apparatus before you started generating oxygen?
manganese dioxide, potassium chlorine
Would taking loperamide make your Potassium level increase on a blood test?
Loperamide is an anti-diarrheal medicine. The drug itself is not related to an increase in potassium on a blood test. However, having diarrhea can cause you to lose potassium and other minerals. So that a blood test taken before the drug is used can show a low potassium level. When the diarrhea stops, the potassium level will increase.
Does eating potassium cause vomiting?
Consumption of a large dose of potassium ions, such as potassium chloride, induces a vomiting reflex to expel most of the potassium before it can be absorbed
Why does the lethal injection process use painkillers before injecting the potassium chloride?
They Dont.
What would happen if potassium chloride didnt exist?
You'd be dead before you hit the ground.
Is Gastroenteritis contagious before or after the person is unwell in children?
Gastroenteritis can be passed through close contact with the infected person(S) I.e;sharing food,drink and eating utensils, gastroenteritis is contaigous during the period of the illness but may be contaigous before and after depending on where the infection comes from.
How long should you wait before drinking alcohol after gastroenteritis?
Pikachu,and Pichu.
Is stomach flu a disease?
Stomach flu is an illness called gastroenteritis, which is usually caused by a virus. There is no vaccine or cure for gastroenteritis. If you have it, you'll want to rest until you feel better. Gastroenteritis is contagious, that's why it's important to wash your hands, especially before you eat.
Is stomach flu a viral disease?
Stomach flu is an illness called gastroenteritis, which is usually caused by a virus. There is no vaccine or cure for gastroenteritis. If you have it, you'll want to rest until you feel better. Gastroenteritis is contagious, that's why it's important to wash your hands, especially before you eat.
What are acceptable potassium levels in a patient with chronic kidney disease?
"Whenever possible, an acceptable potassium level (less than 5.5 mEq per L [5.5 mmol per L]) should be obtained before surgery is performed in a patient with chronic kidney disease." Helpful links for detailed follow-up info: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021015/1471.html http://www.uabhealth.org/15938/
What happens when copper sulphate react with potassium cyanide?
There's nothing to drive the reaction, since all the possible combinations are soluble. Before, you would have copper, sodium, chloride and sulfate ions in solution; after, you would have the same thing. It's not really a reaction if nothing happens.
Is every patient tested for HIV before surgery?
The patient is not tested for HIV prior to surgery.
How is the patient prepared for an adrenal gland scan?
For two days before and ten days after the injection of the radiopharmaceutical, patients are given either Lugol's solution or potassium iodine. This prevents the thyroid from taking up radioactive iodine and interfering with the scan
Does anyone else have an allergic reaction to a potassium water softener?
My family installed a water softener with potassium chloride and ever since then I have gotten very dry skin on my face complete with a red, bumpy, itchy rash. The rash also occurred on the tops of my arms and shoulders, which has never happened to me before. I would actually like to know if this could be caused by the water softener also...
