NURS 5315 FINAL
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, Certainly! Here are the questions numbered with their corresponding answers:
1. A patient in respiratory distress and is breathing 33 breaths per minute. Which ABG value
is consistent with the clinical scenario?
**Answer:** PCO2 15
2. A patient has a sodium level of 115 mEq/L and is disoriented and lethargic. Which
pathological process best explains this patient's symptoms?
**Answer:** b. Water has shifted into the neurons and caused them to swell.
3. A patient experiencing dehydration should be monitored for which electrolyte imbalance?
**Answer:** d. Hyponatremia
4. A married couple presents to your office for genetic counseling. The husband has an
autosomal recessive disease and his wife has a heterozygous genotype for the disease. What
is the chance their baby will have the disease?
**Answer:** 25%
5. A child is diagnosed with hemophilia. This is an example of which genetic concept?
**Answer:** Autosomal transmission of the disease
6. Dehydration triggers which physiologic response?
**Answer:** Increased secretion of renin.
7. A patient on hydrochlorothiazide has a pH of 7.49 and a bicarbonate of 30. Which
pathological process best explains this?
**Answer:** a. An accumulation of pancreatic bicarbonate secondary to vomiting and loss
of hydrochloric acid (Note: The best fit based on the choices is that this reflects a metabolic
alkalosis, but the explanation should align with diuretic-induced alkalosis—answer choices
seem inconsistent, but answer key indicates alkalosis due to diuretics).
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are the questions numbered with their corresponding answers:
1. A patient in respiratory distress and is breathing 33 breaths per minute. Which ABG value
is consistent with the clinical scenario?
**Answer:** PCO2 15
2. A patient has a sodium level of 115 mEq/L and is disoriented and lethargic. Which
pathological process best explains this patient's symptoms?
**Answer:** b. Water has shifted into the neurons and caused them to swell.
3. A patient experiencing dehydration should be monitored for which electrolyte imbalance?
**Answer:** d. Hyponatremia
4. A married couple presents to your office for genetic counseling. The husband has an
autosomal recessive disease and his wife has a heterozygous genotype for the disease. What
is the chance their baby will have the disease?
**Answer:** 25%
5. A child is diagnosed with hemophilia. This is an example of which genetic concept?
**Answer:** Autosomal transmission of the disease
6. Dehydration triggers which physiologic response?
**Answer:** Increased secretion of renin.
7. A patient on hydrochlorothiazide has a pH of 7.49 and a bicarbonate of 30. Which
pathological process best explains this?
**Answer:** a. An accumulation of pancreatic bicarbonate secondary to vomiting and loss
of hydrochloric acid (Note: The best fit based on the choices is that this reflects a metabolic
alkalosis, but the explanation should align with diuretic-induced alkalosis—answer choices
seem inconsistent, but answer key indicates alkalosis due to diuretics).
