PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2
NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NU606 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE 80 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADE A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
Amnursemismreviewingmlabmreports.mThemnursemrecallsmbloodmplasmamismlocatedminmwhichmofmthemfo
llowingmfluidmcompartments?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIntravascularmfluid
Am35-year-oldmmalemweighsm70mkg.mApproximatelymhowmmuchmofmthismweightmismICF?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm42mL-
mthemtotalmvolumemofmbodymwatermformam70mkgmpersonmismaboutm42mLm(60%)
Whilemplanningmcaremformelderlymindividuals,mthemnursemremembersmthemelderlymarematmamhigherm
riskmformdevelopingmdehydrationmbecausemtheymhavema(n):m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreasedmmusclemmass
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmshouldmthemnursemassessmformamdecreasedmoncoticmpressureminm
themcapillaries?mAmpatientmwith:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlivermfailure
WatermmovementmbetweenmthemICFmandmECFmcompartmentsmismdeterminedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmosmoticmforces
,AnmexperimentmwasmdesignedmtomtestmthemeffectsmofmthemStarlingmforcesmonmfluidmmovement.mW
hichmofmthemfollowingmalterationsmwouldmresultminmfluidmmovingmintomtheminterstitialmspace?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedminterstitialmoncoticmpressure
Whenmplanningmcaremformamdehydratedmpatient,mthemnursemremembersmthemprinciplemofmwatermb
alancemismcloselymrelatedmtom_____mbalance.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSodium
Am70-year-
oldmmalemwithmchronicmrenalmfailurempresentsmwithmedema.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostm
likelymcausemofmthismcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmcapillarymhydrostaticmpressure
Am10-year-
oldmmalemismbroughtmtomthememergencymroomm(ER)mbecausemhemismincoherentmandmsemiconsciou
s.mCTmscanmrevealsmthatmhemismsufferingmfrommcerebralmedema.mThismtypemofmedemamismreferredmt
omas:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlocalizedmedema
Amnursemismteachingmthemstaffmaboutmantidiureticmhormonem(ADH).mWhichminformationmshouldmth
emnurseminclude?mSecretionmofmADHmismstimulatedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmincreasedmplasmamosmolality
Whichmstatementmbymthemstaffmindicatesmteachingmwasmsuccessfulmconcerningmaldosterone?mSecr
etionmofmaldosteronemresultsmin:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmincreasedmbloodmvolume
Am25-year-oldmmalemismdiagnosedmwithmamhormone-
secretingmtumormofmthemadrenalmcortex.mWhichmfindingmwouldmthemnursemexpectmtomseeminmthemla
bmresults?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDecreasedmbloodmK+mlevels
AmpatientmhasmbeenmsearchingmonmthemInternetmaboutmnatriureticmhormones.mWhenmthempatientm
asksmthemnursemwhatmdomthesemhormonesmdo,mhowmshouldmthemnursemrespond?mNatriureticmhor
monesmaffectmthembalancemof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSodium
,Am5-year-
oldmmalempresentsmtomthemERmwithmdeliriummandmsunkenmeyes.mAftermdiagnosingmhimmwithmsever
emdehydration,mthemprimarymcaremprovidermordersmfluidmreplacement.mThemnursemadministersmamh
ypertonicmintravenousmsolution.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemexpected?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntracellularmdehydration
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmismthemmostmatmriskmformdevelopingmhypernatremia?mAmpatientm
with:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmdehydration
Themmostmcommonmcausemofmpuremwatermdeficitmis:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mrenalmwatermloss
Hyperlipidemiamandmhyperglycemiamaremassociatedmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypertonicmhyponatremia
Am52-year-
oldmdiabeticmmalempresentsmtomthemERmwithmlethargy,mconfusion,mandmdepressedmreflexes.mHismwi
femindicatesmthatmhemdoesmnotmfollowmthemprescribedmdietmandmtakesmhismmedicationmsporadically
.mLabmresultsmindicatemhyperglycemia.mWhichmassessmentmfindingmismmostmlikelymtomoccur?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreasedmsodium
Whenmtakingmcaremofmampatientmwithmhyperkalemia,mwhichmprinciplemismpriority?mHyperkalemiamc
ausesma(n)m_____minmrestingmmembranempotentialmwithm_____mexcitabilitymofmcardiacmmuscle.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmincrease,mincreased
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmismmostmpronemtomhypochloremia?mAmpatientmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmbicarbonatemintake
Whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmwouldmcausemthemnursemtommonitormformhyperkalemia?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAcutemacidosis
, Whichmorganmsystemmshouldmthemnursemmonitormwhenmthempatientmhasmlong-
termmpotassiummdeficits?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmkidneys
Am42-year-
oldmfemalempresentsmtomhermprimarymcaremprovidermreportingmmusclemweaknessmandmcardiacmabn
ormalities.mLaboratorymtestsmindicatemthatmshemismhypokalemic.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmb
emthemcausemofmhermcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPrimarymhyperaldosteronism
Am19-year-
oldmmalempresentsmtomhismprimarymcaremprovidermreportingmrestlessness,mmusclemcramping,mandm
diarrhea.mLabmtestsmrevealmthatmhemismhyperkalemic.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmhavemcausedm
hismcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmacidosis
Am60-year-
oldmfemalemismdiagnosedmwithmhyperkalemia.mWhichmassessmentmfindingmshouldmthemnursemexpe
ctmtomobserve?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmoliguria
Whichmofmthemfollowingmbuffermpairsmismconsideredmthemmajormplasmambufferingmsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcarbonicmacidmandmbicarbonate
Amnursemrecallsmregulationmofmacid-
basembalancemthroughmremovalmormretentionmofmvolatilemacidsmismaccomplishedmbymthe:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlungs
PhysiologicmpHmismmaintainedmaroundm7.4mbecausemcarbonicmacidmandmbicarbonatemexistminmamrat
iomof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm20:1
Whichmpatientmismmostmpronemtommetabolicmalkalosis?mAmpatientmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExcessivemlossmofmchloridem(Cl)
NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NU606 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE 80 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADE A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
Amnursemismreviewingmlabmreports.mThemnursemrecallsmbloodmplasmamismlocatedminmwhichmofmthemfo
llowingmfluidmcompartments?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIntravascularmfluid
Am35-year-oldmmalemweighsm70mkg.mApproximatelymhowmmuchmofmthismweightmismICF?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm42mL-
mthemtotalmvolumemofmbodymwatermformam70mkgmpersonmismaboutm42mLm(60%)
Whilemplanningmcaremformelderlymindividuals,mthemnursemremembersmthemelderlymarematmamhigherm
riskmformdevelopingmdehydrationmbecausemtheymhavema(n):m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreasedmmusclemmass
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmshouldmthemnursemassessmformamdecreasedmoncoticmpressureminm
themcapillaries?mAmpatientmwith:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlivermfailure
WatermmovementmbetweenmthemICFmandmECFmcompartmentsmismdeterminedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmosmoticmforces
,AnmexperimentmwasmdesignedmtomtestmthemeffectsmofmthemStarlingmforcesmonmfluidmmovement.mW
hichmofmthemfollowingmalterationsmwouldmresultminmfluidmmovingmintomtheminterstitialmspace?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedminterstitialmoncoticmpressure
Whenmplanningmcaremformamdehydratedmpatient,mthemnursemremembersmthemprinciplemofmwatermb
alancemismcloselymrelatedmtom_____mbalance.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSodium
Am70-year-
oldmmalemwithmchronicmrenalmfailurempresentsmwithmedema.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemmostm
likelymcausemofmthismcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmcapillarymhydrostaticmpressure
Am10-year-
oldmmalemismbroughtmtomthememergencymroomm(ER)mbecausemhemismincoherentmandmsemiconsciou
s.mCTmscanmrevealsmthatmhemismsufferingmfrommcerebralmedema.mThismtypemofmedemamismreferredmt
omas:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmlocalizedmedema
Amnursemismteachingmthemstaffmaboutmantidiureticmhormonem(ADH).mWhichminformationmshouldmth
emnurseminclude?mSecretionmofmADHmismstimulatedmby:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmincreasedmplasmamosmolality
Whichmstatementmbymthemstaffmindicatesmteachingmwasmsuccessfulmconcerningmaldosterone?mSecr
etionmofmaldosteronemresultsmin:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmincreasedmbloodmvolume
Am25-year-oldmmalemismdiagnosedmwithmamhormone-
secretingmtumormofmthemadrenalmcortex.mWhichmfindingmwouldmthemnursemexpectmtomseeminmthemla
bmresults?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDecreasedmbloodmK+mlevels
AmpatientmhasmbeenmsearchingmonmthemInternetmaboutmnatriureticmhormones.mWhenmthempatientm
asksmthemnursemwhatmdomthesemhormonesmdo,mhowmshouldmthemnursemrespond?mNatriureticmhor
monesmaffectmthembalancemof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSodium
,Am5-year-
oldmmalempresentsmtomthemERmwithmdeliriummandmsunkenmeyes.mAftermdiagnosingmhimmwithmsever
emdehydration,mthemprimarymcaremprovidermordersmfluidmreplacement.mThemnursemadministersmamh
ypertonicmintravenousmsolution.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemexpected?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIntracellularmdehydration
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmismthemmostmatmriskmformdevelopingmhypernatremia?mAmpatientm
with:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmdehydration
Themmostmcommonmcausemofmpuremwatermdeficitmis:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mrenalmwatermloss
Hyperlipidemiamandmhyperglycemiamaremassociatedmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypertonicmhyponatremia
Am52-year-
oldmdiabeticmmalempresentsmtomthemERmwithmlethargy,mconfusion,mandmdepressedmreflexes.mHismwi
femindicatesmthatmhemdoesmnotmfollowmthemprescribedmdietmandmtakesmhismmedicationmsporadically
.mLabmresultsmindicatemhyperglycemia.mWhichmassessmentmfindingmismmostmlikelymtomoccur?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdecreasedmsodium
Whenmtakingmcaremofmampatientmwithmhyperkalemia,mwhichmprinciplemismpriority?mHyperkalemiamc
ausesma(n)m_____minmrestingmmembranempotentialmwithm_____mexcitabilitymofmcardiacmmuscle.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmincrease,mincreased
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmismmostmpronemtomhypochloremia?mAmpatientmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIncreasedmbicarbonatemintake
Whichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmwouldmcausemthemnursemtommonitormformhyperkalemia?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAcutemacidosis
, Whichmorganmsystemmshouldmthemnursemmonitormwhenmthempatientmhasmlong-
termmpotassiummdeficits?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmkidneys
Am42-year-
oldmfemalempresentsmtomhermprimarymcaremprovidermreportingmmusclemweaknessmandmcardiacmabn
ormalities.mLaboratorymtestsmindicatemthatmshemismhypokalemic.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmb
emthemcausemofmhermcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPrimarymhyperaldosteronism
Am19-year-
oldmmalempresentsmtomhismprimarymcaremprovidermreportingmrestlessness,mmusclemcramping,mandm
diarrhea.mLabmtestsmrevealmthatmhemismhyperkalemic.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmcouldmhavemcausedm
hismcondition?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmacidosis
Am60-year-
oldmfemalemismdiagnosedmwithmhyperkalemia.mWhichmassessmentmfindingmshouldmthemnursemexpe
ctmtomobserve?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmoliguria
Whichmofmthemfollowingmbuffermpairsmismconsideredmthemmajormplasmambufferingmsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmcarbonicmacidmandmbicarbonate
Amnursemrecallsmregulationmofmacid-
basembalancemthroughmremovalmormretentionmofmvolatilemacidsmismaccomplishedmbymthe:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlungs
PhysiologicmpHmismmaintainedmaroundm7.4mbecausemcarbonicmacidmandmbicarbonatemexistminmamrat
iomof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm20:1
Whichmpatientmismmostmpronemtommetabolicmalkalosis?mAmpatientmwith:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExcessivemlossmofmchloridem(Cl)
