HUBS 1406 Exam Prep With Right Answers
A ncritically nill npatient nin nhospital nwho nrequires nfluid nreplacement nis ngiven na nlarge
ninfusion nof nhypertonic nsaline nby nmistake. nWhat nwould nbe nthe nlikely nresult nof nthis?
n- nCORRECT✅✅Hypertonic nsaline nwould ncause nwater nto nmove nout nof nthe
npatient's ncells ninto nthe nblood, nresulting nin ncell nshrinkage. nIf nthis noccurred nin nthe
nbrain, nthen nbrain nfunction nwould nbe ncompromised.
A nmenopausal nwoman nwho neats na nwell-balanced ndiet nwith nadequate nvitamins nand
nminerals nis nshowing nsigns nof nmild nosteoporosis. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nchanges
nis nlikely nto nbe nthe nmost nbeneficial nin nterms nof nreversing nthis? n-
nCORRECT✅✅An nexercise nregime nof ndaily nwalking/jogging, nto nincrease nstress
non nthe nbones
A npatient nhas nsuffered ncentral nnervous nsystem ndamage nafter na ncar naccident. nThis
ncould nmean nthat nthere nwas ndirect ndamage nto: n- nCORRECT✅✅the nbrain nand/or
nthe nspinal ncord
Anxiety ndisorders nare nbecoming nincreasingly ncommon nin nour nsociety, nand nmay
nalso nbe nhelping nto nincrease nthe nincidence nof na nnumber nof nother nillnesses nsuch
nas nheart ndisease, ninfections nand ncancer. nWhat nis nthe nmost nlikely nlink nbetween
nanxiety nand nthese nother ndiseases? n- nCORRECT✅✅An nanxious nstate nof nmind
nresults nin nan nincrease nin nthe nrelease nof nthe nstress nhormone ncortisol. nThis
nhormone nalso nsuppresses nimmune nfunction, nleaving nan nindividual nmore nvulnerable
nto ninfections nand ncancers.
Body nfluids nsuch nas nblood nand nintracellular nfluid nhave ntheir npH nstrictly ncontrolled.
nThere nare nsome nbody nfluids, nhowever, nthat nare nacidic. nIn nwhich nof nthe nfollowing
nlocations nwould nyou nexpect nto nfind nstrongly nacidic nfluids nand nwhat nwould nthe
npurpose nbe n? n- nCORRECT✅✅the nstomach, nto ndestroy nincoming norganisms
If na nperson ndoes nsome nvery nintense nexercise, nwhat nis nlikely nto nhappen nto nthe
nacidity nof ntheir nblood? n- nCORRECT✅✅The npH nwill ngo ndown nslightly, nmeaning
nthe nfluids nare nmore nacidic
Patricia nis nsuffering nfrom nemphysema nwhich nis nlimiting ngas ntransfer nin nher nlungs.
nHer narterial noxygen nis nlow nand nher narterial ncarbon ndioxide nis nhigh. nHowever, nthe
nacidity nof nher narterial nblood nis nstill nwithin nnormal nlimits. nWhat nis nPatricia's nbody
ndoing nto nkeep nthe npH nwithin nnormal nlimits? n- nCORRECT✅✅Patricia's nkidneys
nwill nbe nexcreting nmore nacid nto ncompensate nfor nthe nhigh narterial ncarbon ndioxide
nlevel.
, People nwho nsuffer nfrom nasthma nattacks nare nsometimes ntaught nto nbreathe nout
nthrough na nsmall ntube nwhile nthey nare nhaving nan nattack. nWhat ngood nwould nthis
ndo? n- nCORRECT✅✅The nnarrow ntube nwould ncause nthe nair npressure ninside nthe
nairways nto nincrease, npreventing nthe ncollapse nof nsmall nairways nduring nexpiration.
Premature nbabies nmay ndeveop ngreat ndifficulty nbreathing nimmediately nafter nbirth,
nand nhave nto nmake nhuge nefforts nto nbreathe n- na ncondition nknown nas ninfant
nrespiratory ndistress nsyndrome. nIf nthis noccurred, nthey nwould nbe ngiven na nparticular
ndrug nvia na nbreathing ntube. nWhat nwould nthis ndrug ndo? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nwould
nreduce nthe nsurface ntension nin nthe nalveoli nof nthe nlungs, nallowing nthe nbabies nto
ninflate ntheir nlungs nmore neasily
Soft nbones n(osteomalacia) nand nrickets ncan nbe na nproblem nin npeople nwho nkeep
ntheir nentire nskin nsurface ncovered nmost nof nthe ntime, nfor nexample, nmuslim nwomen
nwho nwear na nburka. nWhy nwould nthis nbe? n- nCORRECT✅✅Bones nrely non ntheir
ncalcium ncontent nto nmake nthem nhard, nand ncalcium nabsorption ninto nthe nbody nis
ndependent non nthe nactive nform nof nvitamin nD. nVitamin nD nis nconverted nto nan nactive
nform nby nthe naction nof nsunlight non nthe nskin. nIf nthe nskin ndoes nnot nget nany
nsunlight non nit, nthen nthis nprocess nwill nnot noccur, nand nbones nwill nbecome nsoft.
The nglucose ntolerance ntest nis nused nto ndiagnose ndiabetes. nThe ntest ninvolves
ngiving nthe nsubject na nglucose ndrink, nand nthen nmonitoring nthe nblood nlevel nof
nglucose nat nintervals nafterwards. nHow ndoes nthis ntest nshow nwhether na nperson nhas
ndiabetes nor nnot? n- nCORRECT✅✅In na nhealthy nperson, nthe nblood nglucose nlevel
nshould nrise nrapidly nafter ndrinking nthe nglucose ndrink, nbut nshould ndrop nto npre-test
nlevels nwithin n2 nhours, nas ninsulin nwill nhave ncaused nthe nremoval nof nglucose nfrom
nthe nblood nstream ninto ncells.
Urine ndipsticks nare na nquick nand neasy nway nto ncheck nfor na nrange nof nsubstances nin
nthe nurine. nIf nthe ndipstick nindicates nthat nsignificant nprotein nand nblood nis npresent nin
na nurine nsample, nis nthis nnormal nor nabnormal? n- nCORRECT✅✅Neither nblood nnor
nprotein nshould nbe npresent nin nsignificant namounts nin nurine, nso nboth nresults
nsuggest nsomething nis nnot nquite nright.
What ndoes nit nmean nto nbe nanaemic? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nmeans nthat nyour nblood
nis nunable nto ncarry nas nmuch noxygen nas nit nshould
What nis na nvaccine? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nis na npiece nof na ndisease-causing
npathogen, nwhich, nwhen ninjected ninto na nperson, nstimulates nthe nproduction nof
nantibodies nto nthe npathogen.
You ngo nto nyour ndoctor nfor na ncheck nup nand nshe ntells nyou nthat nyour nblood
npressure nis n120 nover n80.What ndoes nthis nmean? n- nCORRECT✅✅The npressure
nin nyour nlarge narteries nas nthe nleft nventricle nis ncontracting nreaches n120 nmm nHg,
nand ndrops nto n80 nmm nHg nbetween ncontractions.
A ncritically nill npatient nin nhospital nwho nrequires nfluid nreplacement nis ngiven na nlarge
ninfusion nof nhypertonic nsaline nby nmistake. nWhat nwould nbe nthe nlikely nresult nof nthis?
n- nCORRECT✅✅Hypertonic nsaline nwould ncause nwater nto nmove nout nof nthe
npatient's ncells ninto nthe nblood, nresulting nin ncell nshrinkage. nIf nthis noccurred nin nthe
nbrain, nthen nbrain nfunction nwould nbe ncompromised.
A nmenopausal nwoman nwho neats na nwell-balanced ndiet nwith nadequate nvitamins nand
nminerals nis nshowing nsigns nof nmild nosteoporosis. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nchanges
nis nlikely nto nbe nthe nmost nbeneficial nin nterms nof nreversing nthis? n-
nCORRECT✅✅An nexercise nregime nof ndaily nwalking/jogging, nto nincrease nstress
non nthe nbones
A npatient nhas nsuffered ncentral nnervous nsystem ndamage nafter na ncar naccident. nThis
ncould nmean nthat nthere nwas ndirect ndamage nto: n- nCORRECT✅✅the nbrain nand/or
nthe nspinal ncord
Anxiety ndisorders nare nbecoming nincreasingly ncommon nin nour nsociety, nand nmay
nalso nbe nhelping nto nincrease nthe nincidence nof na nnumber nof nother nillnesses nsuch
nas nheart ndisease, ninfections nand ncancer. nWhat nis nthe nmost nlikely nlink nbetween
nanxiety nand nthese nother ndiseases? n- nCORRECT✅✅An nanxious nstate nof nmind
nresults nin nan nincrease nin nthe nrelease nof nthe nstress nhormone ncortisol. nThis
nhormone nalso nsuppresses nimmune nfunction, nleaving nan nindividual nmore nvulnerable
nto ninfections nand ncancers.
Body nfluids nsuch nas nblood nand nintracellular nfluid nhave ntheir npH nstrictly ncontrolled.
nThere nare nsome nbody nfluids, nhowever, nthat nare nacidic. nIn nwhich nof nthe nfollowing
nlocations nwould nyou nexpect nto nfind nstrongly nacidic nfluids nand nwhat nwould nthe
npurpose nbe n? n- nCORRECT✅✅the nstomach, nto ndestroy nincoming norganisms
If na nperson ndoes nsome nvery nintense nexercise, nwhat nis nlikely nto nhappen nto nthe
nacidity nof ntheir nblood? n- nCORRECT✅✅The npH nwill ngo ndown nslightly, nmeaning
nthe nfluids nare nmore nacidic
Patricia nis nsuffering nfrom nemphysema nwhich nis nlimiting ngas ntransfer nin nher nlungs.
nHer narterial noxygen nis nlow nand nher narterial ncarbon ndioxide nis nhigh. nHowever, nthe
nacidity nof nher narterial nblood nis nstill nwithin nnormal nlimits. nWhat nis nPatricia's nbody
ndoing nto nkeep nthe npH nwithin nnormal nlimits? n- nCORRECT✅✅Patricia's nkidneys
nwill nbe nexcreting nmore nacid nto ncompensate nfor nthe nhigh narterial ncarbon ndioxide
nlevel.
, People nwho nsuffer nfrom nasthma nattacks nare nsometimes ntaught nto nbreathe nout
nthrough na nsmall ntube nwhile nthey nare nhaving nan nattack. nWhat ngood nwould nthis
ndo? n- nCORRECT✅✅The nnarrow ntube nwould ncause nthe nair npressure ninside nthe
nairways nto nincrease, npreventing nthe ncollapse nof nsmall nairways nduring nexpiration.
Premature nbabies nmay ndeveop ngreat ndifficulty nbreathing nimmediately nafter nbirth,
nand nhave nto nmake nhuge nefforts nto nbreathe n- na ncondition nknown nas ninfant
nrespiratory ndistress nsyndrome. nIf nthis noccurred, nthey nwould nbe ngiven na nparticular
ndrug nvia na nbreathing ntube. nWhat nwould nthis ndrug ndo? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nwould
nreduce nthe nsurface ntension nin nthe nalveoli nof nthe nlungs, nallowing nthe nbabies nto
ninflate ntheir nlungs nmore neasily
Soft nbones n(osteomalacia) nand nrickets ncan nbe na nproblem nin npeople nwho nkeep
ntheir nentire nskin nsurface ncovered nmost nof nthe ntime, nfor nexample, nmuslim nwomen
nwho nwear na nburka. nWhy nwould nthis nbe? n- nCORRECT✅✅Bones nrely non ntheir
ncalcium ncontent nto nmake nthem nhard, nand ncalcium nabsorption ninto nthe nbody nis
ndependent non nthe nactive nform nof nvitamin nD. nVitamin nD nis nconverted nto nan nactive
nform nby nthe naction nof nsunlight non nthe nskin. nIf nthe nskin ndoes nnot nget nany
nsunlight non nit, nthen nthis nprocess nwill nnot noccur, nand nbones nwill nbecome nsoft.
The nglucose ntolerance ntest nis nused nto ndiagnose ndiabetes. nThe ntest ninvolves
ngiving nthe nsubject na nglucose ndrink, nand nthen nmonitoring nthe nblood nlevel nof
nglucose nat nintervals nafterwards. nHow ndoes nthis ntest nshow nwhether na nperson nhas
ndiabetes nor nnot? n- nCORRECT✅✅In na nhealthy nperson, nthe nblood nglucose nlevel
nshould nrise nrapidly nafter ndrinking nthe nglucose ndrink, nbut nshould ndrop nto npre-test
nlevels nwithin n2 nhours, nas ninsulin nwill nhave ncaused nthe nremoval nof nglucose nfrom
nthe nblood nstream ninto ncells.
Urine ndipsticks nare na nquick nand neasy nway nto ncheck nfor na nrange nof nsubstances nin
nthe nurine. nIf nthe ndipstick nindicates nthat nsignificant nprotein nand nblood nis npresent nin
na nurine nsample, nis nthis nnormal nor nabnormal? n- nCORRECT✅✅Neither nblood nnor
nprotein nshould nbe npresent nin nsignificant namounts nin nurine, nso nboth nresults
nsuggest nsomething nis nnot nquite nright.
What ndoes nit nmean nto nbe nanaemic? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nmeans nthat nyour nblood
nis nunable nto ncarry nas nmuch noxygen nas nit nshould
What nis na nvaccine? n- nCORRECT✅✅It nis na npiece nof na ndisease-causing
npathogen, nwhich, nwhen ninjected ninto na nperson, nstimulates nthe nproduction nof
nantibodies nto nthe npathogen.
You ngo nto nyour ndoctor nfor na ncheck nup nand nshe ntells nyou nthat nyour nblood
npressure nis n120 nover n80.What ndoes nthis nmean? n- nCORRECT✅✅The npressure
nin nyour nlarge narteries nas nthe nleft nventricle nis ncontracting nreaches n120 nmm nHg,
nand ndrops nto n80 nmm nHg nbetween ncontractions.
