NSG 3850 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the result of
a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia
b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia
d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia
A
What is likely to lead to hyponatremia?
a. insufficient ADH secretion
b. excess aldosterone secretion
c. administration of IV normal saline
d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water
D
An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
,d. hypercalcemia
A
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and cellular production
of ATP are associated with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia
C
The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the intracellular space
in adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
c. one half
d. one third
B
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
, d. hypocalcemia
C
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is
likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia
C
The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the extracellular fluid that in the
intracellular fluid is ___ ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium
A
A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the result of
a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia
b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia
d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia
A
What is likely to lead to hyponatremia?
a. insufficient ADH secretion
b. excess aldosterone secretion
c. administration of IV normal saline
d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water
D
An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is associated with
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
,d. hypercalcemia
A
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and cellular production
of ATP are associated with
a. hyponatremia
b. hypocalcemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hypokalemia
C
The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the intracellular space
in adults is
a. three fourths
b. two thirds
c. one half
d. one third
B
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by
a. excess proteins
b. renal damage
c. deficiency of ATP
, d. hypocalcemia
C
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is
likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypophosphatemia
d. hyperphosphatemia
C
The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the extracellular fluid that in the
intracellular fluid is ___ ions
a. sodium
b. phosphate
c. magnesium
d. potassium
A
A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop
a. hypokalemia
b. hyperkalemia
c. hypocalcemia
