HUBS 1406|86 Exam Prep Questions And Answers

A critically ill patient in hospital who requires fluid replacement is given a large infusion of hypertonic saline by mistake. What would be the likely result of this? - ️️Hypertonic saline would cause water to move out of the patient's cells into the blood, resulting in cell shrinkage. If this occurred in the brain, then brain function would be compromised. A menopausal woman who eats a well-balanced diet with adequate vitamins and minerals is showing signs of mild osteoporosis. Which of the following changes is likely to be the most beneficial in terms of reversing this? - ️️An exercise regime of daily walking/jogging, to increase stress on the bones A patient has suffered central nervous system damage after a car accident. This could mean that there was direct damage to: - ️️the brain and/or the spinal cord Anxiety disorders are becoming increasingly common in our society, and may also be helping to increase the incidence of a number of other illnesses such as heart disease, infections and cancer. What is the most likely link between anxiety and these other diseases? - ️️An anxious state of mind results in an increase in the release of the stress hormone cortisol. This hormone also suppresses immune function, leaving an individual more vulnerable to infections and cancers. Body fluids such as blood and intracellular fluid have their pH strictly controlled. There are some body fluids, however, that are acidic. In which of the following locations would you expect to find strongly acidic fluids and what would the purpose be ? - ️️the stomach, to destroy incoming organisms If a person does some very intense exercise, what is likely to happen to the acidity of their blood? - ️️The pH will go down slightly, meaning the fluids are more acidic Patricia is suffering from emphysema which is limiting gas transfer in her lungs. Her arterial oxygen is low and her arterial carbon dioxide is high. However, the acidity of her arterial blood is still within normal limits. What is Patricia's body doing to keep the pH within normal limits? - ️️Patricia's kidneys will be excreting more acid to compensate for the high arterial carbon dioxide level.