Electrolyte Imbalance Cheat Sheet — High vs Low Signs & Symptoms for Nurses & NCLEX (Printable PDF)

This one-page electrolyte mirror puts the low side and the high side of every major electrolyte next to each other, so you can see at a glance that imbalances are reversals of one another. Learn one end cold — twitchy vs sluggish, fast vs slow — and the opposite side falls into place. It’s built the way nurses actually think at the bedside: pair the lab value with what the patient is showing you, and let the body tell you which direction it went.

What’s inside:

• Every major electrolyte (potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate) with its low and high side mirrored side by side
• Hallmark signs & symptoms for each end — neuro, muscular, cardiac, and GI cues
• Normal reference ranges noted (lab-dependent)
• The “flip it” framework so you learn each electrolyte once, not twice
• Clean, high-contrast layout built to print on a single page

Perfect for: nursing students, new grads, and NCLEX candidates studying fluids & electrolytes, plus med-surg and tele nurses who want a fast bedside refresher.

Instant PDF download — print it, clip it to your clipboard, or keep it on your phone.

For educational and study purposes only. Not medical advice or a treatment protocol.