NURS 500 Exam 1 content Questions With Complete
Solutions
ABG Correct Answer Ph: 7.35 - 7.45
Acid (CO2): 35 - 45mm Hg
Base (HCO3) : 22 - 26 meq/L
Acid base balance Correct Answer Acidosis<-----7.35<-----
>7.45------>Alkalosis
Active transport Correct Answer -Requires energy to pass
through the membrane
Acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) Correct Answer
-Acute lung inflammation and diffused alveolocapillary injury
Alzheimer's disease Correct Answer -Causes severe cognitive
and behavioral dysfunction
-Believed to be caused by beta protein and formation of amyloid
plaque in brain
-Progresses from mild, short-term memory loss to Toal loss of
cognition
Arterial Blood Gases (ABG) Correct Answer -Acid base
balance, blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide), bicarbonate,
lactate, Hemaglobin, electrolytes
Aspiration Correct Answer Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or
an object into the lungs
,Asthma Correct Answer -chronic bronchial inflammatory
disease-causing bronchial constriction
Atelectasis Correct Answer -Collapsed lung; most common
after surgery
Atrophy Correct Answer decrease in cell size (disuse)
Bicarbonate Correct Answer -Produced by kidney
-Increase in HCO3
Bronchiolitis Correct Answer -Inflammation of the
bronchioles that usually occurs in children younger than 2 years
and is often caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Calcium Correct Answer -Normal ranges 4.5-5.2 mg/dL
ionized 8.5 - 10.5mg/dL total serum
-Important for bone and teeth, nerve and muscle functions as
well as clotting
-Regulated by the parathyroid hormone and vitamin D-
facilitates Ca reabsorption from bone and enhances reabsorption
in the GI tract
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer consists of
the brain and spinal cord
Cerebrovascular disorders Correct Answer A functional
abnormality of the central nervous system (CNS). Occurs when
the normal blood supply to the brain is disrupted
Chronic bronchitis Correct Answer -Hypersecretion of mucus
, Clubbing Correct Answer -bulbous enlargement of distal
phalanges of fingers
-Occurs with pt. chronic oxygenation disease like chronic
hypoxemia and COPD
Compliance Correct Answer The work it takes to expand the
lungs
Concentration gradient Correct Answer -Difference in the
concentration of a substance from one location to another
Cough Correct Answer -to force air through your throat with a
short, loud noise often to help clear the airway
CROUP Correct Answer -Acute viral infection of infants and
children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking
cough and stridor
Cyanosis Correct Answer -Bluish discoloration of the skin
and mucous membrane caused by increase amount of
desaturated hemoglobin
Decerebrate Correct Answer extension away from body,
pronation of arms/legs
Decorticate Correct Answer Flexor posturing. Pt's limbs will
be facing toward their core, involving flexion of the arms and
legs.
Solutions
ABG Correct Answer Ph: 7.35 - 7.45
Acid (CO2): 35 - 45mm Hg
Base (HCO3) : 22 - 26 meq/L
Acid base balance Correct Answer Acidosis<-----7.35<-----
>7.45------>Alkalosis
Active transport Correct Answer -Requires energy to pass
through the membrane
Acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) Correct Answer
-Acute lung inflammation and diffused alveolocapillary injury
Alzheimer's disease Correct Answer -Causes severe cognitive
and behavioral dysfunction
-Believed to be caused by beta protein and formation of amyloid
plaque in brain
-Progresses from mild, short-term memory loss to Toal loss of
cognition
Arterial Blood Gases (ABG) Correct Answer -Acid base
balance, blood gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide), bicarbonate,
lactate, Hemaglobin, electrolytes
Aspiration Correct Answer Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or
an object into the lungs
,Asthma Correct Answer -chronic bronchial inflammatory
disease-causing bronchial constriction
Atelectasis Correct Answer -Collapsed lung; most common
after surgery
Atrophy Correct Answer decrease in cell size (disuse)
Bicarbonate Correct Answer -Produced by kidney
-Increase in HCO3
Bronchiolitis Correct Answer -Inflammation of the
bronchioles that usually occurs in children younger than 2 years
and is often caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Calcium Correct Answer -Normal ranges 4.5-5.2 mg/dL
ionized 8.5 - 10.5mg/dL total serum
-Important for bone and teeth, nerve and muscle functions as
well as clotting
-Regulated by the parathyroid hormone and vitamin D-
facilitates Ca reabsorption from bone and enhances reabsorption
in the GI tract
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer consists of
the brain and spinal cord
Cerebrovascular disorders Correct Answer A functional
abnormality of the central nervous system (CNS). Occurs when
the normal blood supply to the brain is disrupted
Chronic bronchitis Correct Answer -Hypersecretion of mucus
, Clubbing Correct Answer -bulbous enlargement of distal
phalanges of fingers
-Occurs with pt. chronic oxygenation disease like chronic
hypoxemia and COPD
Compliance Correct Answer The work it takes to expand the
lungs
Concentration gradient Correct Answer -Difference in the
concentration of a substance from one location to another
Cough Correct Answer -to force air through your throat with a
short, loud noise often to help clear the airway
CROUP Correct Answer -Acute viral infection of infants and
children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking
cough and stridor
Cyanosis Correct Answer -Bluish discoloration of the skin
and mucous membrane caused by increase amount of
desaturated hemoglobin
Decerebrate Correct Answer extension away from body,
pronation of arms/legs
Decorticate Correct Answer Flexor posturing. Pt's limbs will
be facing toward their core, involving flexion of the arms and
legs.
