NSG 3850 Patho Exam 1 [ACTUAL EXAM] LATEST VERSION
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An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER A
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and cellular production of
ATP are associated with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the intracellular space in
adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
c. one half
d. one third - CORRECT ANSWER B
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
d. hypocalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is likely
to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the extracellular fluid that in the
intracellular fluid is ___ ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER A
, A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER D
The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular fluid is called _____ pressure
a. capillary hydrostatic
b. interstitial osmotic
c. capillary osmotic
d. interstitial hydrostatic - CORRECT ANSWER C
How do clinical conditions that increase vascular permeability cause edema?
a. through altering the negative charge on the capillary basement membrane, which
enables excessive fluid to accumulate in the interstitial compartment
b. by causing movement of fluid from the vascular compartment into the intracellular
compartment, which leads to cell swelling
c. through leakage of vascular fluid into the interstitial fluid, which increases interdigital
fluid hydrostatic pressure
d. by allowing plasma proteins to leak into the interstitial fluid, which draws in excess
fluid by increasing the interstitial fluid osmotic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER D
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and intracellular
compartments is
a. filtration
b. osmosis
c. active transport
d. diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which electrolyte imbalances cause increase neuromuscular excitability?
a. hypokalemia and hyperphosphatemia
b. hyperkalemia and hypophosphatemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia
d. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
Excessive antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion can cause ____ concentration
a. increased serum sodium
b. decreased serum sodium
c. increased serum potassium
d. decreased serum potassium - CORRECT ANSWER B
Causes of hypomagnesemia include
a. hyperphophatemia
b. chronic alcoholism
c. oliguric renal failure
[QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A
An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER A
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and cellular production of
ATP are associated with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the intracellular space in
adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
c. one half
d. one third - CORRECT ANSWER B
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
d. hypocalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is likely
to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the extracellular fluid that in the
intracellular fluid is ___ ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium - CORRECT ANSWER A
, A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
d. hypercalcemia - CORRECT ANSWER D
The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular fluid is called _____ pressure
a. capillary hydrostatic
b. interstitial osmotic
c. capillary osmotic
d. interstitial hydrostatic - CORRECT ANSWER C
How do clinical conditions that increase vascular permeability cause edema?
a. through altering the negative charge on the capillary basement membrane, which
enables excessive fluid to accumulate in the interstitial compartment
b. by causing movement of fluid from the vascular compartment into the intracellular
compartment, which leads to cell swelling
c. through leakage of vascular fluid into the interstitial fluid, which increases interdigital
fluid hydrostatic pressure
d. by allowing plasma proteins to leak into the interstitial fluid, which draws in excess
fluid by increasing the interstitial fluid osmotic pressure - CORRECT ANSWER D
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and intracellular
compartments is
a. filtration
b. osmosis
c. active transport
d. diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER B
Which electrolyte imbalances cause increase neuromuscular excitability?
a. hypokalemia and hyperphosphatemia
b. hyperkalemia and hypophosphatemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia
d. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia - CORRECT ANSWER C
Excessive antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion can cause ____ concentration
a. increased serum sodium
b. decreased serum sodium
c. increased serum potassium
d. decreased serum potassium - CORRECT ANSWER B
Causes of hypomagnesemia include
a. hyperphophatemia
b. chronic alcoholism
c. oliguric renal failure
