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Student Handout for Great Expectations: Electrolyte Imbalances DIRECTIONS: Discuss the following patient scenarios and what you would expect with each. Record your answers as directed by your instructor. Patient Scenarios 1. A high school wrestler restricts water intake to "make weight." What electrolyte imbalances may he develop? 2. A patient is suffering congestive heart failure, resulting in fluid retention and edema. What do you expect to happen to serum sodium levels? What signs and symptoms may be present? 3. A patient is prescribed a diuretic that increases potassium excretion. What do you expect to happen to serum potassium levels? What signs and symptoms may be present? 4. A young patient is abusing laxatives in order to lose weight. What electrolytes imbalances may manifest? 5. A patient suffers severe alcoholism. What electrolyte imbalance may occur? 6. A patient has malignant cancer of the bone. What electrolyte imbalances may manifest? 7. A patient is suffering from renal failure. What electrolyte imbalances may develop?