Rasmussen MDC 2 SECOND TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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A patient is suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, what electrolyte imbalance would
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you expect? - correct answer✔✔HYPOKALEMIA
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The nurse notes a positive CHVOSTEKS sign in her patient, which electrolyte imbalance is the
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patient suffering from? - correct answer✔✔HYPOCALCEMIA
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CHVOSTEKS sign - correct answer✔✔is contraction of facial muscles provoked by lightly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
tapping over the facial nerve anterior to the ear as it crosses the zygomatic arch. This
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induces twitching of the homolateral facial muscles due to hyperexcitability of the nerve.
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Trosseau's sign - correct answer✔✔latent tetany is most commonly positive in the setting of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
hypocalcemia.[1] The sign is observable as a carpopedal spasm induced by ischemia ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
secondary to the inflation of a sphygmomanometer cuff, commonly on an individual's arm, to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
20 mmHg over their systolic blood pressure for 3 minutes.
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A patient is suffering from dehydration which fluids would you expect to administer? -
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correct answer✔✔ISOTONIC ||\\//||
A patient is suffering from a bowel obstruction and is currently being treated with an NG
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tube, what imbalance? - correct answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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Which imbalance would result in aspirin toxicity? - correct answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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or respiratory alkalosis
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(Aspirin has a direct effect on the respiratory center in the brain leading to hyperventilation.)
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, A patient suffering from diarrhea would have which imbalance? - correct
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answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS ||\\//||
A patient suffering from an anxiety attack would be suffering from which imbalance? -
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correct answer✔✔RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS (HYPERVENTILATION) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Your patient is suffering from HYPOmagnesmia and HYPOcalcemia what assessment
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technique would be positive? - correct answer✔✔TYROUSSEAU'S Sign ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A patient just had surgery and is receiving IV pain medication, which acid base balance is he
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at risk for? - correct answer✔✔Respiratory Acidosis
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A patient is battling End Stage Liver Cancer, which acid base imbalance would you expect to
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see? - correct answer✔✔Metabolic Acidosis
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A 3-year-old is admitted to the emergency department for choking on a hotdog, what acid
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base imbalance could we expect? - correct answer✔✔RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS (cant breathe)
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A patient is diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, what treatment would be expected to be
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ordered? - correct answer✔✔HYDRATION ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A patient is admitted with tachycardia, hypotension, cough, and fever with 100 mL output in
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12 hours. - correct answer✔✔HYPOvolemia
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A patient is suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, what fluids would you administer?
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- correct answer✔✔ISOTONIC
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A patient is admitted with an exacerbation of asthma, what is the priority diagnosis? -
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correct answer✔✔SECURE AIRWAY ||\\//|| ||\\//||
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A patient is suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, what electrolyte imbalance would
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you expect? - correct answer✔✔HYPOKALEMIA
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The nurse notes a positive CHVOSTEKS sign in her patient, which electrolyte imbalance is the
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patient suffering from? - correct answer✔✔HYPOCALCEMIA
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CHVOSTEKS sign - correct answer✔✔is contraction of facial muscles provoked by lightly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
tapping over the facial nerve anterior to the ear as it crosses the zygomatic arch. This
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induces twitching of the homolateral facial muscles due to hyperexcitability of the nerve.
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Trosseau's sign - correct answer✔✔latent tetany is most commonly positive in the setting of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
hypocalcemia.[1] The sign is observable as a carpopedal spasm induced by ischemia ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
secondary to the inflation of a sphygmomanometer cuff, commonly on an individual's arm, to ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
20 mmHg over their systolic blood pressure for 3 minutes.
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A patient is suffering from dehydration which fluids would you expect to administer? -
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correct answer✔✔ISOTONIC ||\\//||
A patient is suffering from a bowel obstruction and is currently being treated with an NG
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tube, what imbalance? - correct answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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Which imbalance would result in aspirin toxicity? - correct answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
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or respiratory alkalosis
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(Aspirin has a direct effect on the respiratory center in the brain leading to hyperventilation.)
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, A patient suffering from diarrhea would have which imbalance? - correct
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answer✔✔METABOLIC ACIDOSIS ||\\//||
A patient suffering from an anxiety attack would be suffering from which imbalance? -
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correct answer✔✔RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS (HYPERVENTILATION) ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Your patient is suffering from HYPOmagnesmia and HYPOcalcemia what assessment
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technique would be positive? - correct answer✔✔TYROUSSEAU'S Sign ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A patient just had surgery and is receiving IV pain medication, which acid base balance is he
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at risk for? - correct answer✔✔Respiratory Acidosis
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A patient is battling End Stage Liver Cancer, which acid base imbalance would you expect to
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see? - correct answer✔✔Metabolic Acidosis
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A 3-year-old is admitted to the emergency department for choking on a hotdog, what acid
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base imbalance could we expect? - correct answer✔✔RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS (cant breathe)
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A patient is diagnosed with metabolic acidosis, what treatment would be expected to be
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ordered? - correct answer✔✔HYDRATION ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
A patient is admitted with tachycardia, hypotension, cough, and fever with 100 mL output in
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12 hours. - correct answer✔✔HYPOvolemia
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A patient is suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, what fluids would you administer?
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- correct answer✔✔ISOTONIC
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A patient is admitted with an exacerbation of asthma, what is the priority diagnosis? -
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correct answer✔✔SECURE AIRWAY ||\\//|| ||\\//||
