Study Set Content:
PHARMACOLOGIC ACTION: diuresis and muscle contraction, management of hypokalemia or hypopotassemia and may cause muscular paralysis
POTASSIUM
Patient has low levels of K+ in the blood
HYPOKALEMIA
Result of reduced K+ intake caused by GI disturbances such as diarrhea and vomiting, or increased excretion of K+ caused by diuresis
HYPOKALEMIA
Often experienced by patients treated with loop diuretics and thiazides
HYPOKALEMIA
Example of loop diuretic
(HCTZ)
Examples of potassium-sparing diuretics
Amiloride (Midamor) Eplerenone (Inspra) Spironolactone (Aldactone, Carospir)
a hypothetical metal ion because it behaves very much like an alkali metal ion
AMMONIUM ION
Concentrated ammonia (NH3 ) contains
28% by weight
Household ammonia
10% by volume in diluted form
Diuretic, buffer, expectorant and anti-cariogenic
AMMONIUM ION
CESIUM The name comes from the Latin
'caesius'
'caesius'
meaning sky blue, and derived from its flame color
soft, gold-colored metal that is quickly attacked by air and reacts explosively in water.
CESIUM
Use: drilling fluid; used to make special optical glass, as a catalyst promoter, in vacuum tubes and in radiation monitoring equipment; “cesium clock” (atomic clock) – vital part of the internet and mobile phone networks, as well as GPS satellites; give standard measure of time
CESIUM
No known biological role
CESIUM
RUBIDIUM name is derived form the Latin
'rubidius'
'rubidius'
meaning deepest red
soft metal that ignites in the air and reacts violently with water
RUBIDIUM
is sometimes used in fireworks to give them a purple color
Rubidium nitrate
slightly radioactive and so has been used to locate brain tumors, as it collects in tumors but not in normal tissue.
RUBIDIUM
