NSG 3850 Exam 1 ReviewNSG 3850 Exam 1 Review

NSG 3850 Exam 1 Review

, Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the result of
a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia
b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia
d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A

What is likely to lead to hyponatremia?
a. insufficient ADH secretion
b. excess aldosterone secretion
c. administration of IV normal saline
d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D

An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is associated
with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A

Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and cellular
production of ATP are associated with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C

The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the intracellular
space in adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
c. one half
d. one third - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B

Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
d. hypocalcemia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C