Answer Guide NSG 3850 Patho Exam 1
NSG 3850 Patho Exam 1
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1. Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the re- A
sult of
a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia
b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia
d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia
2. What is likely to lead to hyponatremia? D
a. insufficient ADH secretion
b. excess aldosterone secretion
c. administration of IV normal saline
d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water
3. An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyper- A
polarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia
4. Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme ac- C
tivity and cellular production of ATP are associated
with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia
5. The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume con- B
tained in the intracellular space in adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
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c. one half
d. one third
6. Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hy- C
pophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
d. hypocalcemia
7. A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum C
antacids for a long period of time is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia
8. The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the A
extracellular fluid that in the intracellular fluid is ___
ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium
9. A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to de- D
velop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia
10. C
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The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular
fluid is called _____ pressure
a. capillary hydrostatic
b. interstitial osmotic
c. capillary osmotic
d. interstitial hydrostatic
11. How do clinical conditions that increase vascular per- D
meability cause edema?
a. through altering the negative charge on the cap-
illary basement membrane, which enables excessive
fluid to accumulate in the interstitial compartment
b. by causing movement of fluid from the vascu-
lar compartment into the intracellular compartment,
which leads to cell swelling
c. through leakage of vascular fluid into the intersti-
tial fluid, which increases interdigital fluid hydrostatic
pressure
d. by allowing plasma proteins to leak into the intersti-
tial fluid, which draws in excess fluid by increasing the
interstitial fluid osmotic pressure
12. The process responsible for distribution of fluid be- B
tween the interstitial and intracellular compartments
is
a. filtration
b. osmosis
c. active transport
d. diffusion
13. Which electrolyte imbalances cause increase neuro- C
muscular excitability?
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1. Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the re- A
sult of
a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia
b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia
d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia
2. What is likely to lead to hyponatremia? D
a. insufficient ADH secretion
b. excess aldosterone secretion
c. administration of IV normal saline
d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water
3. An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyper- A
polarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia
4. Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme ac- C
tivity and cellular production of ATP are associated
with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia
5. The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume con- B
tained in the intracellular space in adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
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c. one half
d. one third
6. Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hy- C
pophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
d. hypocalcemia
7. A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum C
antacids for a long period of time is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia
8. The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the A
extracellular fluid that in the intracellular fluid is ___
ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium
9. A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to de- D
velop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia
10. C
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NSG 3850 Patho Exam 1
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The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular
fluid is called _____ pressure
a. capillary hydrostatic
b. interstitial osmotic
c. capillary osmotic
d. interstitial hydrostatic
11. How do clinical conditions that increase vascular per- D
meability cause edema?
a. through altering the negative charge on the cap-
illary basement membrane, which enables excessive
fluid to accumulate in the interstitial compartment
b. by causing movement of fluid from the vascu-
lar compartment into the intracellular compartment,
which leads to cell swelling
c. through leakage of vascular fluid into the intersti-
tial fluid, which increases interdigital fluid hydrostatic
pressure
d. by allowing plasma proteins to leak into the intersti-
tial fluid, which draws in excess fluid by increasing the
interstitial fluid osmotic pressure
12. The process responsible for distribution of fluid be- B
tween the interstitial and intracellular compartments
is
a. filtration
b. osmosis
c. active transport
d. diffusion
13. Which electrolyte imbalances cause increase neuro- C
muscular excitability?
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