NCLEX Questions: Homeostasis, Fluids, and Electrolytes
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water is termed:
Osmosis Choose an answer 1Phosphate and calcium2Bicarbonate and calcium 3Hydrogen and potassium4Hydrogen peroxide and urea Don't know?
When assessing a patient's total body water percentages, the nurse is aware that all of the following factors
influence this except:
Gender Orly khan is suffering from fluid volume deficit (FVD), which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to assess in the patient?Tachycardia John Reid is admitted in the hospital and is currently receiving hypertonic fluids. Nursing management for the client includes monitoring for all of the following
potential complications except:
Water intoxication Mr. Wenceslao is scheduled to receive an isotonic solution; which one of the following is an example of such solution?
0.9% saline Which of the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values indicates uncompensated metabolic alkalosis ?pH 7.48, PaCO2 42, HCO3 30 The body's compensation of metabolic alkalosis involves: Decreasing the respiratory rate When assessing a patient for metabolic alkalosis, the
nurse would expect to find:
Low serum potassium Which of the following blood products should be infused
rapidly:
Platelets Which of the following statements provides the rationale for using a hypotonic solution for a patient with FVD?A hypotonic solution provides free water to help the kidneys eliminates the solute Redd is receiving a blood transfusion. When monitoring the patient, the nurse would analyse an elevated body
temperature as indicating:
Possible transfusion reaction The process of endocrine regulation of electrolytes
involves:
Sodium re-absorption and potassium excreaion
The chief anion in the intracellular (ICF) is :Phosphorus
the major cation in the ICF is:Potassium
Hypophosphatemia may result from which of the following diseases?Alcoholism A patient with which of the following disorders is at high risk for developing hyperphosphatemia?Hypocalcemia
Normal calcium levels must be analyzed in relation to : Protein
Calcium is absorbed in the GI tract under the influence
of:
Vitamin D Which of the following diagnosis is most appropriate for a patient with hypo-calcemia?
High risk for injury: bleeding
When serum calcium levels rise, which of the following hormones is secreted?Calcitonin The presence of which of the following electrolytes contributes to acidosis?Hydrogen The lungs participate in acid-base balance by: using CO2 to regulate hydrogen ions The respiratory system regulates acid-base balance by: changing the rate and depth of respirations Which of the following is a gas component of the ABG measurement?Carbon Dioxide Chloride helps maintain acid-base balance by performing which of the following roles?participating in the chloride shift Which of the following hormones helps regulate chloride reabsorption?Aldosterone Chloride is absorbed in theBowel When chloride concentration drops below 95 mEq/L, reabsorption of which of the following electrolytes increases proportionally?Bicarbonate Jonas is admitted with 1,000 mL of diarrhea per day for the last 3 days. An IV of 0.45% NaCl mixed with 5?xtrose is infusing. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate?Check the patient's potassium level and contact the doctor for IV additive orders Mrs. Waltraud is receiving digoxin and lasix daily. Today, she complains of nausea, and her apical pulse is 130 and irregular. Which of the following nursing interventions is the most appropriate?Hold the digoxin and check for the patient's potassium level The type of fluid used to manipulate fluid shifts among
compartments states is:
Albumin Mr. Miyazaki who is diagnosed of bipolar disorder has been drinking copious amounts of water and voiding frequently. The patient is experiencing muscle cramps, twitching, and is reporting dizziness, the nurse checks lab
work for:
Electrolytes, particularly the serum albumin
When teaching a patient about foods high in magnesium,
the nurse would include:
Green vegetables The balance of anions and cations as it occurs across cell membranes is know as Electrical neutrality Maria, a 85 year old patient with a feeding tube is experiencing severe watery stool. The patient is lethargic and has poor skin turgor, a pulse of 120, and hyperactive
reflexes. Nursing interventions would include:
Measuring and recording intake and output and daily weights Disease of which of the following structures is most likely to affect electrolytes reabsorption?Renal tubules Christoff is diagnosed with hypermagnesemia. Symptoms of her condition may include Cardiac arrythmias Daniel who is a marathon runner is at high risk for fluid volume deficit. Which one of the following is related factor?Increased breathing and perspiration Jomarick is diagnosed with FVD, which of the following nursing interventions diagnoses might apply to his condition?Decreased cardiac output Bodily fluids perform which of the following functions? transport nutrients Sodium levels are affects by the secretion of which of the following hormones?ADH and ACTH Bicarbonate is lost during which of the following clinical conditions?Diarrhea
Magnesium reabsorption is controlled by:Loop of henle
Annaliza has a nursing diagnosis of fluid deficit. Which one of the following medications could potentially exacerbate the problem?Lasix Alexander has hypertonic FVE, which of the following
findings would the nurse expect to assess in the patient:
Weight gain and thirst The interstitial space holds approximately how many liter?
- L
Sodium balance is important for which of the following functions ?Exchanging for potassium and attracting chloride In renal regulation of water balance, the functions of
angiotensin II include:
Selectively constrictions portions of the arteriole in the nephone