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Exam Review exam with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answers

While viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____ conducts action
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potentials down the atrioventricular septum. - correct answer✔✔Bundle of His |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Which of the following patient would be most prone to metabolic acidosis? A patient with: -
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correct answer✔✔Diabetes whose glucoses are uncontrolled
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A 76-year-old patient had the following arterial blood gas sample after his stomach surgery in
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which his gastric content and fluid were removed: pH 7.55, PCO2 50, HCO3 35. What acidbase
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imbalance is most likely in this patient? - correct answer✔✔Metabolic alkalosis, compensating
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A 50-year-old male visits the cardiologist for an EKG. Results indicate that he has no
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PR interval and a variable QRS rate with rhythm irregularity. Which of the following is
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the most likely diagnosis to be recorded on the chart? - correct answer✔✔Atrial fibrillation
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A 65-year-old male is transported to the ER for chest pain. An electrocardiogram
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reveals a prolonged QRS interval. What is the nurse monitoring when the nurse
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observes the QRS complex on the electrocardiogram? The QRS complex reflects: - correct
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answer✔✔Ventricular activity |||\\\




Which is one of the acid/base conditions that would cause the nurse to monitor for
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hyperkalemia? - correct answer✔✔metabolic acidosis |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

,A 20-year-old male is in acute pain with restlessness and anxiety. An arterial blood gas
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reveals decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Which of the following does the nurse
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suspect is the most likely cause? - correct answer✔✔hyperventilation
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A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual bleeding. The physician identified
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endometrial changes that are due to hormonal imbalances. These cellular changes would be |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




referred to as: - correct answer✔✔Pathologic hyperplasia
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A 34-year-old was diagnosed with malignant tumor (cancer). The nurse teaches the patient
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about malignant cells. Which of the following is most appropriate explanation when describing
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malignant cells? - correct answer✔✔Malignant cells are dysplastic cells and are irreversible
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A characteristic of a malignant tumor includes that it: - correct answer✔✔can spread far from
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the tissue of origin
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A 25-year-old male develops cancer of the breast glandular tissue. What type of cancer does he
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have? - correct answer✔✔adenocarcinoma
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When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increased
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workload, cardiac myocardial cells will: - correct answer✔✔Increase in size
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The term apoptosis is appropriately defined as: - correct answer✔✔programmed cell death
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A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. A nurse recalls that
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muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell - correct answer✔✔size
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,A nursing student is studying about cancer and the associated risks for cancer. The instructor
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knows the student understands cancer when which of the following are associated risks for
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cancer? - correct answer✔✔-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-hepatitis C virus (HCV) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-hepatitis B virus (HBV) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




-human papillomavirus (HPV) |||\\\ |||\\\




A primary care provider is attempting to diagnose cancer and is looking for a tumor marker.
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Which of the following could be a possible marker? - correct answer✔✔Enzymes
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A 30-year-old homeless was seen in the emergency room with productive cough of bloodtinged
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sputum. His chest x-ray showed granulomatous disease. Upon further questioning, he
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was found to have had tuberculosis (TB) in distant past. TB infections are likely to result in
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which of the following forms of necrosis? - correct answer✔✔caseous
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When discussing body fluid, it is correct to state that: - correct answer✔✔Two-thirds of the
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body's water is intracellular. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Rationale: One-third is extracellular. There are two components of the extracellular |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




compartment: interstitial and intravascular. Total body water is about 60% of body weight. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Which of the following statements is TRUE? When discussing body fluid movement, it is correct
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to state that:
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A) Potassium is the most abundant extracellular fluid (ECF) ion.
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B) Sodium maintains the osmotic balance of the intracellular fluid (ICF) space.
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C) Water moves freely across membranes.
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, D) Aquaporins block water movement across the membrane. - correct answer✔✔C) Water
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moves freely across the capillary or cell membrane.
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Rationale: Aquaporins are a family of water channel proteins that provide permeability to |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




water at the capillary membrane. Sodium is the major ECF cation, and potassium is the major
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ICF cation; this is due to the sodium-potassium pump.
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When discussing aldosterone, it is correct to state that: - correct answer✔✔It is a hormone
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that is secreted when sodium levels are depressed.
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Rationale: Aldosterone is a minerocorticoid secreted from the adrenal gland that is located on
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the kidney. Aldosterone is secreted when potassium is increased or sodium is decreased.
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Therefore, it makes sense that aldosterone increases sodium reabsorption to increase a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




depleted supply. It also increases potassium secretion. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




When discussing hyperchloremia (elevated serum chlorine), it is correct to state that it: -
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correct answer✔✔Is a result of an underlying disorder. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Rationale: Hyperchloremia is usually related to an underlying disorder, and therefore, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




treatment is centered on the underlying disorder. It usually occurs with an increase in sodium
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and a deficit of bicarbonate. There are normally no specific symptoms associated with this
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syndrome.



When discussing hyponatremia (low serum sodium), it is correct to state that it is generally: -
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correct answer✔✔An outcome of serious burns, vomiting, or diarrhea.
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Rationale: Hyponatremia occurs when the serum sodium drops below 135 mEq/L. It can occur |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




due to burns, vomiting, diarrhea, or gastrointestinal suctioning. It can also occur with an
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increase in TBW. Inadequate sodium intake can cause hyponatremia, but it is uncommon.
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