NUR 242 MED.pdf

NUR 242 MED/SURG EXAM 2
QUESTIOS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2025-
2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Hypocalcemiags/sg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gserumglevelgbelowg9g

-gpainfulgmusclegspasmsgingcalf/footgduringgrestgorgsleep

-gpositivegChvostek'sgandgTrousseau'sgsignsg

-gparethesias,gtingling,gnumbness

-gWEAKgTHREADYgHEARTgRATEgthatgmaygbegslowergorgfastergthangnormal



Hypocalcemiagcausesg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-ginadequategoralgintakegofgcalciumgandgVitamingD

-gkidneygfailureg

-gmalabsorptiongsyndromeg(Chrohn'sgdisease)g

-glactosegintoleranceg

-gESKD



Hypocalcemiagtreatmentg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-goralgorgIVgcalciumgsupplements

-gseizuregprecautionsg

-gVitamingDgtoghelpgwithgthegabsorptiongofgcalciumgfromgthegGIgtract



Hypercalcemiags/sg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gserumglevelghighergthang10.5g

-gseveregmusclegweaknessgandgdecreasedgdeepgtendongreflexesg

-gconfusiong

-glethargyg

-gINCREASEDgHRg&gBPg

-gseveregprolongedg-gelectricalgconductiongdepressiong

-gcyanosis,gpallor

, -gbloodgclots



Hypercalcemiagcausesg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gexcessivegoralgintakegofgcalciumgandgVitamingD

-gkidneygfailureg

-gusegofgthiazidegdiuretics



Hypercalcemiagtreatmentg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-
gD/Cgthiazidegdiureticsgandgreplacegwithgdiureticsgthatgenhancegexcretiongofgcalciumg(lasix/furosemide)g



-gadministergIVgfluidsg(0.9%gNS)g

-gsodiumgincreasesgkidneygexcretiongofgcalcium



Hypokalemiags/sg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gserumglevelglessgthang3.5g

-gTHREADY,gWEAK,gIRREGULARgPULSEg

-gorthostaticghypotensiong

-glethargyg

-gskeletalgmusclegweaknessg

-gCARDIACgDYSRHYTHMIAS



Hypokalemiagcausesg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gExcessivegusegofgdiuretics,gdigitalis,gcorticosteroids

-gdiarrheag&gvomitingg

-gkidneygdiseaseg

-gwoundgdrainageg

-gprolongedggastricgsuctioning



Hypokalemiagtreatmentg-ggCORRECTgANSWERS-gincreasegserumgpotassiumglevelsg-goralgofgIVgpotassiumg

-gNEVERgGIVEgVIAgIVgPUSHg

-gholdgdiureticsg

-gfallgpreventiong

-gusegpotassium-sparinggdiureticsgifgNEEDED