Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey College
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Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/are //exchanged //for //potassium //ions //during //alkalosis //or //acidosis? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- /
/hydrogen /
/ions //(ie: //metabolic //acidosis //results //in //hyperkalemia //as //H //ions //are //shifted //into //the //ell //to
//raise //the //pH //and //potassium //leaves //the //cell //and //enters //the //bloodstream)
Ch /
/13: /
/What //is //necessary //for //neuromuscular //and //cardiovascular //function? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //potassium
Ch //13: //What //helps //to //regulate //muscle //contraction //and //relaxation? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //calcium
Ch //13: //What //affects //threshold //potential? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //calcium
Ch //13: //What //contributes //to //muscle //weakness //and //come? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hypercalcemia
Ch //13: //What //contributes //to //muscle //irritability //and //tetany? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hypocalcemia
,Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/helps /
/with /
/carb /
/and //protein //metabolism, //and //affects //neuromuscular //function //and //produces //vasodilation?
//- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //magnesium
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/lowers //the //resting //membrane //potential //and //makes //cells //less //irritable //which //could //result
//in //an //ileus? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //hypokalemia
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/may /
/cause /
/diarrhea, /
/irritability, /
/muscle /
/weakness, /
/and /
/EKG /
/changes /
/(such /
/as /
/tall /
/tented //
T/
/waves, //absent //P //waves, //prolonged //PR //interval //and //QRS //duration)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyperkalemia
,Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/may /
/cause /
/muscle /
/weakness, /
/EKG /
/changes /
/(inverted //
T/
/waves /
/and /
/ST /
/depression), //
a/
/weak /
/irregular /
/pulse, /
/paralytic /
/ileus, /
/tachydysrhythmias //(premature //ventricular //contractions //(PVCs) //and //ventricular //tachycardia
//(VT)), //constipation, //and //U //waves? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //hypokalemia
Ch //13: //What //do //pts //with //hypernatremia //present //with? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //thirst
- //dry //muscous //membranes
- //lethargy
- //restlessness
- //tachycardia
- //HTN
Ch //13: //What //are //S/S //of //hypocalcemia? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //tetany //(a //classic //sign)
- //muscle //twitching
, - //bronchospasms
- //laryngeal //spasms
- //seizures
- //hyperirritability
Ch //13: //What //is //a //classic //sign //of //low //mag //(hypomagnesemia)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //tetany
Ch //13: //What //are //the //clinical //manifestations //of //hyponatremia? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //constant //headaches
- //seizures
- //lethargy
- //tachycardia
- //decreased //BP
- //thready //pulse
- //hyperactive //bowel //sounds
- //abdominal //cramps
Ch //13: //What //slows //the //depolarization //of //the //cell //membrane? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyponatremia
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/shifts /
/fluid //from //the //extracellular //to //the //intracellular //compartment? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyponatremia
// // // //
Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
// // // // // //
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/are //exchanged //for //potassium //ions //during //alkalosis //or //acidosis? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- /
/hydrogen /
/ions //(ie: //metabolic //acidosis //results //in //hyperkalemia //as //H //ions //are //shifted //into //the //ell //to
//raise //the //pH //and //potassium //leaves //the //cell //and //enters //the //bloodstream)
Ch /
/13: /
/What //is //necessary //for //neuromuscular //and //cardiovascular //function? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //potassium
Ch //13: //What //helps //to //regulate //muscle //contraction //and //relaxation? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //calcium
Ch //13: //What //affects //threshold //potential? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //calcium
Ch //13: //What //contributes //to //muscle //weakness //and //come? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hypercalcemia
Ch //13: //What //contributes //to //muscle //irritability //and //tetany? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hypocalcemia
,Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/helps /
/with /
/carb /
/and //protein //metabolism, //and //affects //neuromuscular //function //and //produces //vasodilation?
//- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //magnesium
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/lowers //the //resting //membrane //potential //and //makes //cells //less //irritable //which //could //result
//in //an //ileus? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //hypokalemia
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/may /
/cause /
/diarrhea, /
/irritability, /
/muscle /
/weakness, /
/and /
/EKG /
/changes /
/(such /
/as /
/tall /
/tented //
T/
/waves, //absent //P //waves, //prolonged //PR //interval //and //QRS //duration)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyperkalemia
,Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/may /
/cause /
/muscle /
/weakness, /
/EKG /
/changes /
/(inverted //
T/
/waves /
/and /
/ST /
/depression), //
a/
/weak /
/irregular /
/pulse, /
/paralytic /
/ileus, /
/tachydysrhythmias //(premature //ventricular //contractions //(PVCs) //and //ventricular //tachycardia
//(VT)), //constipation, //and //U //waves? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //hypokalemia
Ch //13: //What //do //pts //with //hypernatremia //present //with? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //thirst
- //dry //muscous //membranes
- //lethargy
- //restlessness
- //tachycardia
- //HTN
Ch //13: //What //are //S/S //of //hypocalcemia? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔- //tetany //(a //classic //sign)
- //muscle //twitching
, - //bronchospasms
- //laryngeal //spasms
- //seizures
- //hyperirritability
Ch //13: //What //is //a //classic //sign //of //low //mag //(hypomagnesemia)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //tetany
Ch //13: //What //are //the //clinical //manifestations //of //hyponatremia? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //constant //headaches
- //seizures
- //lethargy
- //tachycardia
- //decreased //BP
- //thready //pulse
- //hyperactive //bowel //sounds
- //abdominal //cramps
Ch //13: //What //slows //the //depolarization //of //the //cell //membrane? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyponatremia
Ch /
/13: /
/What /
/shifts /
/fluid //from //the //extracellular //to //the //intracellular //compartment? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔- //hyponatremia
