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NSG 3850/ NSG3850 Exam 1 – Pathophysiology for Nurses II Review| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION I have low ionized calcium levels after a massive or fast blood transfusion or FFP because of: Answer: citrate (preservative in blood products) *citrate renders calcium inactive QUESTION PTH increases plasma calcium, therefore, pt's with hypoparathyroidism from sx or trauma will have: Answer: low levels of calcium QUESTION With low levels of extracellular Ca, voltage gated Na channels are less stable. Making them more likely to open up allowing them to depolarize more easily. This makes neurons more: Answer: excitable! *which means tetany occurs QUESTION PTH increases plasma calcium, therefore, pt's with hyperparathyroidism will have: Answer: higher levels of calcium QUESTION The decreased neuromuscular excitability in hypercalcemia is caused by: Answer: elevation of threshold potential of excitable cells. QUESTION Chronic alcoholism is a major risk factor for which electrolyte imbalance? Answer: Hypomagnesemia QUESTION Acetylcholine causes muscles to: Answer: contract. QUESTION Mg in extracellular fluid usually depresses release of acetylcholine. Therefore if too few Mg ions are present, muscles will: Answer: contract *this is due to neuromuscular excitability QUESTION Too much Mg, causes acetylcholine to rarely be released causing muscular: Answer: depression QUESTION Phosphate is an important component of ATP. Since ATP is a major source of energy, if we have low phosphate we are more likely to be: Answer: weak QUESTION Pt's with hyperphosphatemia and kidney dx are likely to have to ______________ salts in soft tissues of the body. Leading to aching, stiffness in joints, itching, and conjunctivitis. Answer: phosphate QUESTION What electrolytes are in the ECF and ICF? Answer: ECF = K+ and Mg ICF = Na+, Cl, Bicarb QUESTION What are the components of blood? Answer: RBCs (carry O2) platelets (clotting) leukocytes (WBCs) (infection)

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NSGl 3850/l NSG3850l Examl 1l –l
Pathophysiologyl forl Nursesl IIl Review|l
Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Il havel lowl ionizedl calciuml levelsl afterl al massivel orl fastl bloodl transfusionl orl
FFPl becausel of:

Answer:
citratel (preservativel inl bloodl products)l *citratel rendersl calciuml inactive



Q:l PTHl increasesl plasmal calcium,l therefore,l pt'sl withl hypoparathyroidisml froml sxl orl
traumal willl have:

Answer:
lowl levelsl ofl calcium



Q:l Withl lowl levelsl ofl extracellularl Ca,l voltagel gatedl Nal channelsl arel lessl stable.l
Makingl theml morel likelyl tol openl upl allowingl theml tol depolarizel morel easily.l Thisl
makesl neuronsl more:

Answer:
excitable!l
*whichl meansl tetanyl occurs



Q:l PTHl increasesl plasmal calcium,l therefore,l pt'sl withl hyperparathyroidisml willl have:
Answer:
higherl levelsl ofl calcium

,Q:l Thel decreasedl neuromuscularl excitabilityl inl hypercalcemial isl causedl by:
Answer:
elevationl ofl thresholdl potentiall ofl excitablel cells.



Q:l Chronicl alcoholisml isl al majorl riskl factorl forl whichl electrolytel imbalance?
Answer:
Hypomagnesemia



Q:l Acetylcholinel causesl musclesl to:
Answer:
contract.



Q:l Mgl inl extracellularl fluidl usuallyl depressesl releasel ofl acetylcholine.l Thereforel ifl
tool fewl Mgl ionsl arel present,l musclesl will:

Answer:
contractl
*thisl isl duel tol neuromuscularl excitability



Q:l Tool muchl Mg,l causesl acetylcholinel tol rarelyl bel releasedl causingl muscular:
Answer:
depression



Q:l Phosphatel isl anl importantl componentl ofl ATP.l Sincel ATPl isl al majorl sourcel ofl
energy,l ifl wel havel lowl phosphatel wel arel morel likelyl tol be:

, Answer:
weak



Q:l Pt'sl withl hyperphosphatemial andl kidneyl dxl arel likelyl tol havel tol ______________l
saltsl inl softl tissuesl ofl thel body.l Leadingl tol aching,l stiffnessl inl joints,l itching,l andl
conjunctivitis.

Answer:
phosphate



Q:l Whatl electrolytesl arel inl thel ECFl andl ICF?
Answer:
ECFl =l K+l andl Mg
ICFl =l Na+,l Cl,l Bicarb



Q:l Whatl arel thel componentsl ofl blood?
Answer:
RBCsl (carryl O2)
plateletsl (clotting)
leukocytesl (WBCs)l (infection)



Q:l Whatl doesl thel bloodl transport?
Answer:
Oxygenl (PO2)l andl carbonl dioxidel (CO2)



Q:l Whatl arel thel compensatoryl mechanismsl inl anemia?
Answer:
Increasel oxygenl tol tissuesl
+l increasedl respl andl HR

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