NUR 242 MedSurg Exam 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NUR 242 Med/Surg Exam 2 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
HypocalcemiaUs/sU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UserumUlevelUbelowU9U

-UpainfulUmuscleUspasmsUinUcalf/footUduringUrestUorUsleep

-UpositiveUChvostek'sUandUTrousseau'sUsignsU

-Uparethesias,Utingling,Unumbness

-UWEAKUTHREADYUHEARTURATEUthatUmayUbeUslowerUorUfasterUthanUnormal



HypocalcemiaUcausesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UinadequateUoralUintakeUofUcalciumUandUVitaminUD

-UkidneyUfailureU

-UmalabsorptionUsyndromeU(Chrohn'sUdisease)U

-UlactoseUintoleranceU

-UESKD



HypocalcemiaUtreatmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UoralUorUIVUcalciumUsupplements

-UseizureUprecautionsU

-UVitaminUDUtoUhelpUwithUtheUabsorptionUofUcalciumUfromUtheUGIUtract



HypercalcemiaUs/sU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UserumUlevelUhigherUthanU10.5U

-UsevereUmuscleUweaknessUandUdecreasedUdeepUtendonUreflexesU

-UconfusionU

-UlethargyU

-UINCREASEDUHRU&UBPU

-UsevereUprolongedU-UelectricalUconductionUdepressionU

-Ucyanosis,Upallor

-UbloodUclots



HypercalcemiaUcausesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UexcessiveUoralUintakeUofUcalciumUandUVitaminUD

, -UkidneyUfailureU

-UuseUofUthiazideUdiuretics



HypercalcemiaUtreatmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--
UD/CUthiazideUdiureticsUandUreplaceUwithUdiureticsUthatUenhanceUexcretionUofUcalciumU(lasix/furosemide)U



-UadministerUIVUfluidsU(0.9%UNS)U

-UsodiumUincreasesUkidneyUexcretionUofUcalcium



HypokalemiaUs/sU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UserumUlevelUlessUthanU3.5U

-UTHREADY,UWEAK,UIRREGULARUPULSEU

-UorthostaticUhypotensionU

-UlethargyU

-UskeletalUmuscleUweaknessU

-UCARDIACUDYSRHYTHMIAS



HypokalemiaUcausesU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UExcessiveUuseUofUdiuretics,Udigitalis,Ucorticosteroids

-UdiarrheaU&UvomitingU

-UkidneyUdiseaseU

-UwoundUdrainageU

-UprolongedUgastricUsuctioning



HypokalemiaUtreatmentU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UincreaseUserumUpotassiumUlevelsU-UoralUofUIVUpotassiumU

-UNEVERUGIVEUVIAUIVUPUSHU

-UholdUdiureticsU

-UfallUpreventionU

-UuseUpotassium-sparingUdiureticsUifUNEEDED



HyperkalemiaUs/sU-UCORRECTUANSWERU--UserumUlevelUgreaterUthanU5.0U

-USLOW,UWEAK,UIRREGULARUHEARTURATEU