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N3120 Exam 4 (2025/2026) – 120+ Verified Questions & A+ Answers | ABG Interpretation, Electrolyte Imbalance, Respiratory & Cardiac Function, GI & Reproductive Assessment

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This document contains over 120 fully verified and correct answers for N3120 Exam 4, updated for the 2025/2026 academic year. It thoroughly covers arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, electrolyte ranges and imbalances (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, chloride), fluid balance, heart failure signs, respiratory conditions (COPD, hypoxia), oxygen delivery systems, and interpretation of breast, abdominal, and reproductive exams. Also includes in-depth content on bowel elimination, GI conditions, cancer screening (prostate, colorectal, cervical), and nursing interventions. Ideal for ADN, BSN, and pre-NCLEX students focusing on med-surg, adult health, and foundational clinicals. Keywords: ABG values, respiratory acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, fluid volume excess, electrolyte ranges, sodium imbalance, potassium levels, magnesium symptoms, oxygen delivery devices, cardiac output, COPD symptoms, heart failure signs, breast inspection, nipple discharge, bowel sounds, abdominal assessment, prostate cancer risk, cervical cancer prevention, colorectal cancer screening, GI conditions, testicular exam, oxygen therapy, fecal occult test

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respiratory acidosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔PaCO2 >45


pH <7.35

HCO3 > 26


isotonic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔water does not move in or out of the cell


-rashes/infection/swelling

- enlarged greater than 1cm

- hard/fixed masses


- dark velvety pigmentation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔abnormal results while palpating the

breast lymphnodes


135-145 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal range for sodium


3.5-5.0 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal range for potassium

,4.5-5.1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal range for ionized calcium


1.3-2.3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal range for magnesium


97-107 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal range for chloride


7.35-7.45 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal pH of ABG


35-45 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal PaCO2 of ABG


22-26 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal HCO3 (bicarbonate) of ABG


80-100 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal PaO2 of ABG


PaCO2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔which part of ABG is responsible for respiratory balance


HCO3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔which part of ABG is responsible for metabolic balance?


oxygen saturation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔percentage of oxygen in arterial blood


oxygenation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of providing life-sustaining oxygen to

the body's cells


cardiac output - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the amt of blood pumped per minute


3.5-8.0 L - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔average cardiac output per min for a healthy adult




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,stroke volume - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the quantity of blood ejected from the left

ventricle with each contraction


preload - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Volume of blood returned to the heart


(End diastolic volume)


afterload - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Resistance to left ventricular ejection


myocardial fibers - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔specialized fibers for conduction, connect S-A

and A-V nodes


starlings law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔states the stroke volume of the heart increases in

response to blood filling the heart


hypoxia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔inadequate amount of oxygen availible to the cells


dyspnea - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔difficulty breathing


hypoventilation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔decreased rate or depth of air movement into the

lungs


97 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔what percentage of oxygen is carried by RBCs in the form of

oxyhemoglobin?




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, restlessness, anxiety, tachycardia/tachypnea - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the early symptoms

of hypoxia


bradycardia, extreme restlessness, dyspnea - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔later symproms of

hypoxia


atriums - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔which part of the heart recieves blood from the veins?


ventricles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔which part of the heart forces blood out of the heart

thru the arteries?

- Lungs are transformed from fluid-filled structures to air-filled organs.

-The infants chest is small, airways are short, and aspiration is a potential problem.

-Rapid RR

- primarily abdominal breathing

-Synthetic surfactant can be given to the infant to reopen alveoli.

-Crackles heard at the end of deep respiration are normal. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔respiratory activity in the infant


-Some subcutaneous fat is deposited on the chest wall, making landmarks less

prominent.

-Eustachian tubes, bronchi, and bronchioles are elongated and less angular.

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