SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midterm exam
with correct answers
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of
the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see in
the lab results?
Decreased blood volume
Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels
Increased white blood cells - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Decreased blood K+ levels
Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and
metabolic acidosis? A patient diagnosed with:
diabetes insipidus
pulmonary disorders
Cushing syndrome
renal failure - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔renal failure
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, Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful
concerning aldosterone? Secretion of aldosterone results in:
decreased plasma osmolality
increased serum potassium levels
increased blood volume.
localized edema - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increased blood
volume
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic
hormones. When the patient asks the nurse what these hormones
do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect the
balance of:
calcium
sodium
magnesium
potassium - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken
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with correct answers
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of
the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see in
the lab results?
Decreased blood volume
Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels
Increased white blood cells - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Decreased blood K+ levels
Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and
metabolic acidosis? A patient diagnosed with:
diabetes insipidus
pulmonary disorders
Cushing syndrome
renal failure - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔renal failure
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14
, Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful
concerning aldosterone? Secretion of aldosterone results in:
decreased plasma osmolality
increased serum potassium levels
increased blood volume.
localized edema - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increased blood
volume
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic
hormones. When the patient asks the nurse what these hormones
do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect the
balance of:
calcium
sodium
magnesium
potassium - 🔰CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken
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