NURS 221 Final Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Cations
⼀Answer:⼀ ions with a positive charge
Anions
⼀Answer:⼀ ions with a negative charge
Passive transport
⼀Answer:⼀ the movement of substances across a cell membrane
without the use of energy by the cell
Active transport
⼀Answer:⼀ the movement of materials through a cell membrane
using energy
Sodium potassium pump
⼀Answer:⼀ a carrier protein that uses ATP to actively transport
sodium ions out of a cell and potassium ions into the cell
Normal pH of the body
⼀Answer:⼀ 7.35-7.45
Hypovolemia
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⼀Answer:⼀ decreased blood volume
Hypervolemia
⼀Answer:⼀ increased blood volume
Examples of hypovolemia
⼀Answer:⼀ hemorrhage and dehydration
Examples of Hypervolemia
⼀Answer:⼀ water intoxication and edema
Extracellular
⼀Answer:⼀ outside the cell
Cirrhosis
⼀Answer:⼀ liver disease characterized by interference of local
blood flow and hepatocyte damage
Causes of cirrhosis
⼀Answer:⼀ hepatitis and chronic alcohol abuse, altered fluid
balance
Ascites
⼀Answer:⼀ abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Hypernatremia
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⼀Answer:⼀ high sodium
Hyperkalemia
⼀Answer:⼀ high potassium
Hyperchloremia
⼀Answer:⼀ high chloride
Hypercalcemia
⼀Answer:⼀ high calcium
Hypermagnesium
⼀Answer:⼀ high magnesium levels in blood
Hyperphosphatemia
⼀Answer:⼀ high phosphate
Clinical manifestations of dehydration