HCR 240 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A condition in which serum sodium levels exceed 145 mEq/L is: - ANS hypernatremia
Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from an area where there is
more water to an area where there is less water is known as: - ANS osmosis
Sodium accounts for what percentage of extra cellular fluid cations: - ANS 90%
In which of the following conditions is blood pH and bicarbonate levels high while PaCO2 is
normal? - ANS metabolic alkalosis
Methamphetamine exposure can cause different symptoms based on prior disease or
functioning in the individual. A symptom in a healthy individual would be: - ANS laryngitis
Which of the following hormones regulates blood sodium and potassium levels? -
ANS aldosterone
A faculty member asks a student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of a solute
from an area of greater to lesser concentration. Which answer indicates the nursing student
understood the teaching? - ANS diffusion
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, Your patient has had a cast on the leg for 8 weeks due to a compound fracture. As you remove
the cast, the important information for a patient would be: - ANS the leg may appear smaller
due to atrophy
A nurse is reviewing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma is located in which of the
following fluid compartments? - ANS intravascular fluid
The lack of sufficient oxygen within cells is; - ANS hypoxia
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is most likely due to
hypoxic injury secondary to: - ANS ischemia
Which of these is the term for cellular ingestion of large particles, also known as "cell eating"? -
ANS phagocytosis
Which of the following is the basic unit of inheritance? - ANS gene
Which of the following is the method that cells use to transport cholesterol into cells? -
ANS receptor-mediated endocytosis
_______ is a condition in which blood pH is less than 7.35, PaCO2 is greater than 45 mm Hg and
bicarbonate levels are normal. - ANS respiratory acidosis
Which of these terms describes the movement of water and solute through a membrane
because of a greater pushing pressure on one side of the membrane? - ANS filtration
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A condition in which serum sodium levels exceed 145 mEq/L is: - ANS hypernatremia
Movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane from an area where there is
more water to an area where there is less water is known as: - ANS osmosis
Sodium accounts for what percentage of extra cellular fluid cations: - ANS 90%
In which of the following conditions is blood pH and bicarbonate levels high while PaCO2 is
normal? - ANS metabolic alkalosis
Methamphetamine exposure can cause different symptoms based on prior disease or
functioning in the individual. A symptom in a healthy individual would be: - ANS laryngitis
Which of the following hormones regulates blood sodium and potassium levels? -
ANS aldosterone
A faculty member asks a student to identify the appropriate term for the movement of a solute
from an area of greater to lesser concentration. Which answer indicates the nursing student
understood the teaching? - ANS diffusion
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, Your patient has had a cast on the leg for 8 weeks due to a compound fracture. As you remove
the cast, the important information for a patient would be: - ANS the leg may appear smaller
due to atrophy
A nurse is reviewing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma is located in which of the
following fluid compartments? - ANS intravascular fluid
The lack of sufficient oxygen within cells is; - ANS hypoxia
A 75-year-old male presents with chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is most likely due to
hypoxic injury secondary to: - ANS ischemia
Which of these is the term for cellular ingestion of large particles, also known as "cell eating"? -
ANS phagocytosis
Which of the following is the basic unit of inheritance? - ANS gene
Which of the following is the method that cells use to transport cholesterol into cells? -
ANS receptor-mediated endocytosis
_______ is a condition in which blood pH is less than 7.35, PaCO2 is greater than 45 mm Hg and
bicarbonate levels are normal. - ANS respiratory acidosis
Which of these terms describes the movement of water and solute through a membrane
because of a greater pushing pressure on one side of the membrane? - ANS filtration
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