HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT VERSION 5 LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+
1) A vdecrease vin vthe vserum vsodium vlevel vis vtypically vfollowed v, v-
v ANSWER>>by va vdecrease vin vserum vosmolality v(example v<270
v mOsm/L)
2) metabolic vacidosis vresults vin vhyperkalemia vas vH vions vare vshifted
v into vthe vcell v- vANSWER>>to vraise vthe vpH vand vpotassium vleaves
v the vcell vand venters vthe vbloodstream
3) Catecholamines vare vreleased vfrom v- vANSWER>>adrenal vmedulla
4) steroid vhormones v(cortisol vand valdosterone) vare
v released vfrom v- vANSWER>>adrenal vcortex
5) are vexchanged vfor vpotassium vions vduring valkalosis vor vacidosis v-
v ANSWER>>are vexchanged vfor vpotassium vions vduring valkalosis vor
v acidosis
6) Nerve vroute vinjury vcould vlead vto v- vANSWER>>allodynia v(pain vthat vis
v associated vwith va vnonnoxious vstimulus)
7) Potassium v- vANSWER>>is vnecessary vfor vneuromuscular vand
v cardiovascular vfunction
8) Calcium vhelps vto vregulate vmuscle vcontraction vand vrelaxation v-
, v ANSWER>>helps vto vregulate vmuscle vcontraction vand vrelaxation
9) hypercalcemia v- vANSWER>>contributes vto vmuscle vweakness vand vcoma
, 10) hypocalcemia v- vANSWER>>contributes vto vmuscle virritability vand
vtetany
11) Magnesium v- vANSWER>>helps vwith vcarbohydrate vand
v protein vmetabolism, vaffects vneuromuscular vfunction vand
v produces vvasodilation
12) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>lowers vthe vresting vmembrane
v potential vand vmakes vcells vless virritable vwhich vcould vresult vin van
v ileus.
13) Hyperkalemia v- vANSWER>>may vcause vdiarrhea, virritability,
v muscle vweakness vand vEKG vchanges
14) Hyperkalemia v- vANSWER>>tall vtented vT vwaves, vabsent vp
v waves, vprolonged vPR vinterval vand vQRS vduration
15) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>may vcause vmuscle vweakness,
v EKG vchanges v(inverted vT vwaves vand vST vdepression), va vweak
v irregular vpulse,
16) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>paralytic vileus,
v tachydysrhythmias v(premature vventricular vcontractions,
v ventricular vtachycardia), vconstipation vand vu vwaves
17) hypernatremia v- vANSWER>>thirst, vdry vmucous
v membranes, vlethargy, vrestlessness, vtachycardia vand
18) hypertension
19) hypocalcemia v- vANSWER>>tetany, vmuscle vtwitching,
v bronchospasms, vlaryngeal vspasms, vseizures vand vhyperirritability
20) A vclassic vsign vfor vlow vmagnesium vis v- vANSWER>>tetany v(like
vhypocalcemia)
ACTUAL EXAM ALL 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+
1) A vdecrease vin vthe vserum vsodium vlevel vis vtypically vfollowed v, v-
v ANSWER>>by va vdecrease vin vserum vosmolality v(example v<270
v mOsm/L)
2) metabolic vacidosis vresults vin vhyperkalemia vas vH vions vare vshifted
v into vthe vcell v- vANSWER>>to vraise vthe vpH vand vpotassium vleaves
v the vcell vand venters vthe vbloodstream
3) Catecholamines vare vreleased vfrom v- vANSWER>>adrenal vmedulla
4) steroid vhormones v(cortisol vand valdosterone) vare
v released vfrom v- vANSWER>>adrenal vcortex
5) are vexchanged vfor vpotassium vions vduring valkalosis vor vacidosis v-
v ANSWER>>are vexchanged vfor vpotassium vions vduring valkalosis vor
v acidosis
6) Nerve vroute vinjury vcould vlead vto v- vANSWER>>allodynia v(pain vthat vis
v associated vwith va vnonnoxious vstimulus)
7) Potassium v- vANSWER>>is vnecessary vfor vneuromuscular vand
v cardiovascular vfunction
8) Calcium vhelps vto vregulate vmuscle vcontraction vand vrelaxation v-
, v ANSWER>>helps vto vregulate vmuscle vcontraction vand vrelaxation
9) hypercalcemia v- vANSWER>>contributes vto vmuscle vweakness vand vcoma
, 10) hypocalcemia v- vANSWER>>contributes vto vmuscle virritability vand
vtetany
11) Magnesium v- vANSWER>>helps vwith vcarbohydrate vand
v protein vmetabolism, vaffects vneuromuscular vfunction vand
v produces vvasodilation
12) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>lowers vthe vresting vmembrane
v potential vand vmakes vcells vless virritable vwhich vcould vresult vin van
v ileus.
13) Hyperkalemia v- vANSWER>>may vcause vdiarrhea, virritability,
v muscle vweakness vand vEKG vchanges
14) Hyperkalemia v- vANSWER>>tall vtented vT vwaves, vabsent vp
v waves, vprolonged vPR vinterval vand vQRS vduration
15) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>may vcause vmuscle vweakness,
v EKG vchanges v(inverted vT vwaves vand vST vdepression), va vweak
v irregular vpulse,
16) Hypokalemia v- vANSWER>>paralytic vileus,
v tachydysrhythmias v(premature vventricular vcontractions,
v ventricular vtachycardia), vconstipation vand vu vwaves
17) hypernatremia v- vANSWER>>thirst, vdry vmucous
v membranes, vlethargy, vrestlessness, vtachycardia vand
18) hypertension
19) hypocalcemia v- vANSWER>>tetany, vmuscle vtwitching,
v bronchospasms, vlaryngeal vspasms, vseizures vand vhyperirritability
20) A vclassic vsign vfor vlow vmagnesium vis v- vANSWER>>tetany v(like
vhypocalcemia)
