NUR 425 CCS EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS.

NUR 425 CCS EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
Which of the following is the body's first line of defense against an acid-base imbalance?
A) Respiratory buffers
B) Chemical and protein buffers
C) Renal buffers
D) Ventricular buffers - ANSWERS- B
In regards to acid-base imbalance, what does "compensation" mean? - ANSWERS- It is the
body's attempt to correct the acid-base imbalance
Which of the following places a patient at risk for a state of acidosis? (SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY)
a. A patient with severe anxiety
b. A patient rescued from a drowning
c. A patient who consumed an entire bottle of Tums
d. A patient with severe diarrhea
e. A patient with kidney failure - ANSWERS- B,D,E
In general, respiratory alkalosis is due to what? - ANSWERS- Breathing too quickly and/ or
deeply
Which of the following values is associated with "alkalosis"?
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a. ph: 7.5
b. CO2: 30
c. HCO3: 20
d. CO2: 45
e. HCO3: 45 - ANSWERS- A,B,E