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9908-22 Clinical Significance of Sodium and Potassium in Blood
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Description: Review, refresh and update your knowledge and understanding of the significance of sodium and potassium results and how disease might affect their levels in the blood. This update includes a component discussing correct specimen collection and handling for these especially important electrolytes. Also included is a section on investigating spurious potassium results. All of this is done with the goal of enhancing the release of excellent sodium and potassium results to physicians.
Start date: Upon registration
Completion: Up to 52 weeks
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Description: Review, refresh and update your knowledge and understanding of the significance of sodium and potassium results and how disease might affect their levels in the blood.  This update includes a component discussing correct specimen collection and handling for these especially important electrolytes.  Also included is a section on investigating spurious potassium results. All of this is done with the goal of enhancing the release of excellent sodium and potassium results to physicians.

Start date: Upon registration

Completion: Up to 52 weeks

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Discuss the terms used in relation to electrolytes
  • Explain electrolyte balance in terms of the total of the anions and cations in the body fluid compartments
  • Explain the differences between the fluid volume, fluid concentration and fluid composition imbalances
  • Explain the regulation of sodium and potassium in terms of input and output in the body
  • List important functions of sodium and potassium
  • List causes of sodium and potassium excess and deficit
  • Explain why sodium and potassium are important and, in some cases, critical determinations for the physician
  • List the most serious symptoms of sodium and potassium excess and deficit
  • Explain why extreme hypokalemia is a medical emergency
  • Discuss correct specimen collection and handling of blood when testing for sodium and potassium
  • Explain why potassium levels are especially sensitive to errors
  • Provide typical reference ranges and critical values for sodium and potassium in blood samples
  • Understand the importance of sodium and potassium determinations and have tools for recognising and preventing the full range of actions that can lead to erroneous results

 

Author/Instructor: Eleanor Hooley, BSc MLS, MLT

Version Date: March 2022

 

PEP hours: 20

CPS credits: 0

*Note: PEP hours and/or CPS credits will only be awarded upon successful completion of Final Exam.

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