Hypovolemia is also known as insufficient fluid volume in the blood. This disorder is a fluid and electrolyte imbalance highlighted by our client's blood results. With hypovolemia, cells are deprived of fluid and electrolytes and can cause cells to lyse or crenate. One of the causes of hypovolemia is frequent fluid loss, which coincides with our client's diagnosis of urge incontinence. One of the electrolyte imbalances our patient had was hypokalemia. Hypokalemia is a potassium level below the normal range or 3.5. Mild symptoms of hypokalemia include abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), especially in people with heart disease, constipation, sensation of skipped heartbeats or palpitations, fatigue, muscle damage, muscle weakness or spasms, tingling or numbness (Saunders).,
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