ACID BASE BALANCE EXAM(ACTUAL
EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
a pt is admitted due to dehydration from fasting for 5 days -
ANSWERS-look into metabolic acidosis; monitor for rapid
deep respiration and drowsiness
child ingests a whole bottle of aspirin (ASA) - ANSWERS-
metabolic acidosis; assess for : mental and neurological
status
client w/ alcohol use disorder - ANSWERS-metabolic
acidosis; nurse should expect to find : hyperventilation
, metabolic alkalosis - ANSWERS-excessive vomiting, diuretic,
electrolyte disturbances
ingestion of excessive alkaline agents - ANSWERS-carbonate
containing antacids; metabolic alkalosis bc increased acid in
the stomach
If patient is having dyspnea sit in high fowlers position to
allow the - ANSWERS-Gravity help move oxygen from the
pulmonary capillaries to the blood
Movement of water from a less concentrated to a more
concentrated - ANSWERS-Osmosis
Main regulators of fluid balance - ANSWERS-Kidneys
Process that involves blood being brought by incoming
capillaries into the kidney which contains nitrogenous
substances to be excreted as waste - ANSWERS-Filtration
A process by which most of the glomerular filtrate is
returned to the circulation - ANSWERS-Tubular reabsorption