Nursing Case Study On Hyponatremia

Upon evaluation of the patient, who is a 19 years old female admitted to Emergency Department complaining of headache and confusion due to increased ingestion of water during a pledging a sorority. In clustering and analyzing the data in the scenario such as the laboratory result: Sodium122mEq (low), Potassium 3.6 mEq/L, Calcium 10 mg/dL, Magnesium 2 mg/dL, Chloride: 100 mEq/L, Phospate: 2 mEq/L, (Treas & Willkinson, 2014), assessment of the patient on objective data she has poor skin turgor, dry mucous membranes, and orthostatic hypotension as well as complaining of headache, abdominal cramping a subjective data After clustering the information and the assessment a nursing diagnoses of Hyponatremia related excessive intake of hypotonic fluid

Excessive intake of hypotonic solutions, such as water can present with neurological symptoms due to the shifting of water into brain tissues causing a resultant dilution of sodium in the vascular space (Treas & Willkinson, 2014) Reference

Ladwig, G. B., Ackley, B. J., & Makic Flynn, M. B. (2014). Mosby's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis (Early Diagnosis in Cancer). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier Health Sciences.

Treas, L., & Willkinson, J. (2014). Basic Nursing Concepts, Skills & Reasoning. Philadephia, PA: F A.