Adult 1 Exam 1 BRCC comprehensive
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions
Question 1:
Hypovolemia
Answer:
Decreased blood volume, restless, drowsy, lethargy, confusion, postural
hypotension, wt loss, tachycardia, tachypnea, weak/dizzy, seizure, coma,
decreased turgor/cap refill/urine output. Caused by loss of body fluids, or
fluid shift
Question 2:
Hypervolemia
Answer:
Headache, confusion, lethargy, edema, jugular vein distention, bounding
pulse, htn, dyspnea, crackles, pulmonary edema, muscle spasm, seizure,
coma, caused by excess intake, abnormal retention, and fluid shifts
Question 3:
Hypernatremia
Answer:
Elevated sodium, rarely symptomatic, AMS, agitation, restlessness,
confusion, lethargy, coma, postural hypotension, tachycardia, and
weakness
, Question 4:
Hyponatremia
Answer:
Low sodium, headache, irritability, difficulty concentrating, confusion,
vomiting, seizure, coma
Question 5:
Hyperkalemia
Answer:
High potassium, increased cell excitability, peak T waves, leg cramps,
diarrhea, muscle weakness
Question 6:
Hypokalemia
Answer:
Low potassium, skeletal muscle weakness, constipation, decreased
airway responsiveness,
Question 7:
Hypercalcemia
Answer:
High calcium, reduced excitability of muscles, fatigue, lethargy,
confusion, hallucinations, bone pain, polyuria
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions
Question 1:
Hypovolemia
Answer:
Decreased blood volume, restless, drowsy, lethargy, confusion, postural
hypotension, wt loss, tachycardia, tachypnea, weak/dizzy, seizure, coma,
decreased turgor/cap refill/urine output. Caused by loss of body fluids, or
fluid shift
Question 2:
Hypervolemia
Answer:
Headache, confusion, lethargy, edema, jugular vein distention, bounding
pulse, htn, dyspnea, crackles, pulmonary edema, muscle spasm, seizure,
coma, caused by excess intake, abnormal retention, and fluid shifts
Question 3:
Hypernatremia
Answer:
Elevated sodium, rarely symptomatic, AMS, agitation, restlessness,
confusion, lethargy, coma, postural hypotension, tachycardia, and
weakness
, Question 4:
Hyponatremia
Answer:
Low sodium, headache, irritability, difficulty concentrating, confusion,
vomiting, seizure, coma
Question 5:
Hyperkalemia
Answer:
High potassium, increased cell excitability, peak T waves, leg cramps,
diarrhea, muscle weakness
Question 6:
Hypokalemia
Answer:
Low potassium, skeletal muscle weakness, constipation, decreased
airway responsiveness,
Question 7:
Hypercalcemia
Answer:
High calcium, reduced excitability of muscles, fatigue, lethargy,
confusion, hallucinations, bone pain, polyuria
