NR 507 STUDY FOR QUIZ WEEK 5

NR 507 STUDY FOR QUIZ WEEK 5 NR 507 STUDY FOR QUIZ WEEK 5 A 34-year-old male patient has diagnoses of liver failure, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy secondary to alcohol abuse. The patient's family is questioning the care team about why his abdomen is so large even though he is undernourished and emaciated. Which of the following statements most accurately underlies the explanation that a member of the care team would provide to the family? (Points : 0.4) An inordinate amount of interstitial fluid is accumulating in the patient's abdomen. The transcellular component of the intracellular fluid compartment contains far more fluid than normal. The normally small transcellular fluid compartment, or third space, is becoming enlarged. Gravity-dependent plasma is accumulating in the patient's peritoneal cavity. Question 2.2. A patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with suspected ketoacidosis. Which of the following diagnostic results would be most likely to confirm this diagnosis? (Points : 0.4) Low O2 levels, increased anion gap, base excess High ammonia levels, decreased anion gap, high potassium Increased CO2, increased anion gap, base deficit Decreased CO2, decreased anion gap Question 3.3. A 77-year-old female hospital patient has contracted Clostridium difficile during her stay and is experiencing severe diarrhea. Which of the following statements best conveys a risk that this woman faces? (Points : 0.4) She is susceptible to isotonic fluid volume deficit and hypernatremia as a result of water losses. She is prone to isotonic fluid volume excess due to impaired osmolality from sodium losses. She could develop third-spacing edema as a result of plasma protein losses. She is at risk of compensatory fluid volume overload secondary to gastrointestinal water and electrolyte losses.