PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 2
260 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is reviewing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma
is located in which of the following fluid compartments?
Intravascular fluid
A 35-year-old male weighs 70 kg. Approximately how much of this
weight is ICF?
42 L- the total volume of body water for a 70 kg person is about
42 L (60%)
While planning care for elderly individuals, the nurse remembers
the elderly are at a higher risk for developing dehydration because
they have a(n):
decreased muscle mass
Which of the following patients should the nurse assess for a
decreased oncotic pressure in the capillaries? A patient with:
,liver failure
Water movement between the ICF and ECF compartments is
determined by:
osmotic forces
An experiment was designed to test the effects of the Starling
forces on fluid movement. Which of the following alterations
would result in fluid moving into the interstitial space?
Increased interstitial oncotic pressure
When planning care for a dehydrated patient, the nurse
remembers the principle of water balance is closely related to
_____ balance.
Sodium
A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema.
Which of the following is the most likely cause of this condition?
,Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
A 10-year-old male is brought to the emergency room (ER)
because he is incoherent and semiconscious. CT scan reveals
that he is suffering from cerebral edema. This type of edema is
referred to as:
localized edema
A nurse is teaching the staff about antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Which information should the nurse include? Secretion of ADH is
stimulated by:
increased plasma osmolality
Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful
concerning aldosterone? Secretion of aldosterone results in:
increased blood volume
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor
, of the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see
in the lab results?
Decreased blood K+ levels
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic
hormones. When the patient asks the nurse what do these
hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic
hormones affect the balance of:
Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken
eyes. After diagnosing him with severe dehydration, the primary
care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a
hypertonic intravenous solution. Which of the following would be
expected?
Intracellular dehydration
Which of the following patients is the most at risk for developing
hypernatremia? A patient with:
dehydration
260 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is reviewing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma
is located in which of the following fluid compartments?
Intravascular fluid
A 35-year-old male weighs 70 kg. Approximately how much of this
weight is ICF?
42 L- the total volume of body water for a 70 kg person is about
42 L (60%)
While planning care for elderly individuals, the nurse remembers
the elderly are at a higher risk for developing dehydration because
they have a(n):
decreased muscle mass
Which of the following patients should the nurse assess for a
decreased oncotic pressure in the capillaries? A patient with:
,liver failure
Water movement between the ICF and ECF compartments is
determined by:
osmotic forces
An experiment was designed to test the effects of the Starling
forces on fluid movement. Which of the following alterations
would result in fluid moving into the interstitial space?
Increased interstitial oncotic pressure
When planning care for a dehydrated patient, the nurse
remembers the principle of water balance is closely related to
_____ balance.
Sodium
A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema.
Which of the following is the most likely cause of this condition?
,Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
A 10-year-old male is brought to the emergency room (ER)
because he is incoherent and semiconscious. CT scan reveals
that he is suffering from cerebral edema. This type of edema is
referred to as:
localized edema
A nurse is teaching the staff about antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Which information should the nurse include? Secretion of ADH is
stimulated by:
increased plasma osmolality
Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful
concerning aldosterone? Secretion of aldosterone results in:
increased blood volume
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor
, of the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see
in the lab results?
Decreased blood K+ levels
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic
hormones. When the patient asks the nurse what do these
hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic
hormones affect the balance of:
Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken
eyes. After diagnosing him with severe dehydration, the primary
care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a
hypertonic intravenous solution. Which of the following would be
expected?
Intracellular dehydration
Which of the following patients is the most at risk for developing
hypernatremia? A patient with:
dehydration
