HCR 240 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A condition in which serum sodium levels exceed 145 mEq/L is: - Answer-hypernatremia Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from an area where there is more water to an area where there is less water is known as: - Answer-osmosis Sodium accounts for what percentage of extra cellular fluid cations: - Answer-90% In which of the following conditions is blood pH and bicarbonate levels high while PaCO2 is normal? - Answer-metabolic alkalosis Methamphetamine exposure can cause different symptoms based on prior disease or functioning in the individual. A symptom in a healthy individual would be: - Answer-laryngitis Which of the following hormones regulates blood sodium and potassium levels? - Answer-aldosterone A faculty member asks a student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of a solute from an area of greater to lesser concentration. Which answer indicates the nursing student understood the teaching? - Answer-diffusion Your patient has had a cast on the leg for 8 weeks due to a compound fracture. As you remove the cast, the important information for a patient would be: - Answer-the leg may appear smaller due to atrophy A nurse is reviewing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma is located in which of the following fluid compartments? - Answer-intravascular fluid The lack of sufficient oxygen within cells is; - Answer-hypoxia A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is most likely due to hypoxic injury secondary to: - Answer-ischemia Which of these is the term for cellular ingestion of large particles, also known as "cell eating"? - Answer-phagocytosis Which of the following is the basic unit of inheritance? - Answer-gene Which of the following is the method that cells use to transport cholesterol into cells? - Answer-receptor-mediated endocytosis _______ is a condition in which blood pH is less than 7.35, PaCO2 is greater than 45 mm