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step7777
Not to mention orthostatics in the hospital imply a sudden change based on positioning. This patient didn't go from lying down to standing suddenly (just bitter bc I also chose autonomic dysfunction.
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jbrito718
Hypokalemia would present with muscle weakness. Autonomic dysfxn is a decreased baroreceptor sensitivity so we would not see appropriate correction with elevated feet (over correction/hypertension would be seen). Isotonic saline would not correct hyponatremia, it would probably make it worse (dilution effect). MI would have different symptoms.
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faili7777
@jbrito718
I think you misunderstood something.
People who do marathon are really susceptible to hyponatremia.
And the treatment for hyponatremia is literally '0.9% saline' because it is isotonic. So it's used to treat 'hyponatremia'
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stenebee
also chose autonomic dysfunction since I thought orthostatic hypotension had to measured in a much short time interval than 30 minutes apart like this question indicates (85/50 at first, 110/70 thirty minutes after leg elevation/saline infusion). My brain was thinking the repeat measurement would need to be within 1-5 mins for it to be orthostatic hypotension, & per AAFP "Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg within three minutes of standing when compared with blood pressure from the sitting or supine position."
ughhhhh :)
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This question is kinda whack. Right away, I could tell this was exercise-induced collapse, which happens pretty often to runners. I picked autonomic dysfunction because I didn't realize that this is considered an "orthostatic hypotension." After a long race, runners have a decreased SVR from all of the blood flow going to muscles. Once they stop, blood pools, doesn't get back to the ol noodle and they collapse. But ffs I still didn't pick orhtostasis because I think of old people. Fuck me