#29: Sodium and Phosphorus

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🗓️ 16 October 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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When it comes to learning electrolytes in nursing school, sodium is one you'll probably talk about a lot and phosphorus is one you might not talk about much at all. But once you start working, especially if you're in critical care, you'll be talking sodium AND phos all the live-long day. Well maybe not ALL day, but probably MOST days :-) In this podcast we cover all the basics about these two very important electrolytes: * Na and Phos key roles in the body * Misc "fun facts" about Na and Phos...things you never knew you needed to know! * Hyponatremia, hypernatremia, hypophosphatemia and hyperphosphatemia signs and symptoms * Causes of Na and Phos imbalances * Nursing interventions for Na and Phos imbalances ___________________ FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Nursing School Thrive Guide - Get the book that many nursing students consider the ultimate survival guide for nursing school! Available in paperback, Kindle and audio formats. Electrolytes Episodes - Tune in to my other episodes related to electrolytes Straight A Nursing App - Study on-the-go with the Straight A Nursing app! Review more than 5,000 flashcards covering a wide range of subjects including Fundamentals, Pediatrics, Med Surg, Mental Health, Maternal Newborn, and more! Available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	Streaming Now. Hello again everyone and thank you so much for tuning in to the
0:46.4	Straight A Nursing Podcast. You may have noticed that we've adjusted our
0:51.7	publication schedule a little bit.
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1:09.8	creating for you guys we can talk about those a little bit more at the end. But first things first I want to dive right into the last of the electrolytes that we have been planning to talk about sodium and phosphorus.
1:27.3	So if you've been listening in, we've done the other major ones, calcium,
1:33.1	and potassium, etc.
1:35.0	And now it's time for sodium,
1:37.4	one of the most important you'll follow,
1:39.4	and phosphorus, one that you might not think about as much but is also very very important.
1:47.0	So let's start with phosphorus.
1:51.0	One of the things that you might find phosphorus.
2:02.0	One of the things that you might find interesting about phosphorus is that it is the main anion of the intracellular fluid. Most of it you're going to find combined with
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