EXAM 1 MED-SURG NU155 questions with answers

EXAM 1 MED-SURG NU155 |\ |\ |\ |\




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WHAT ARE THE 4 MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF WATER? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. INTRACELLULAR AND EXTRACELLULAR
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TRANSPORT
2. HEAT REGULATION
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3. MAINTAIN PH BALANCE
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4. AIDS IN DIGESTION
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BODY WEIGHT? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔WATER |\ |\




WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN AN INFANT? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔77% |\ |\




WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT IS WATER IN THE ELDERLY?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔45%
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WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES
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OF MINOR IMBALANCES OF WATER? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔VERY YOUNG AND VERY OLD |\ |\ |\ |\




WHAT ARE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE WATER IN THE BODY? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. SODIUM |\ |\ |\

, 2. MEDICATIONS
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3. VOMITING & DIARRHEA
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4. HEAT LEADING TO DEHYDRATION
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MOST OF THE BODY'S FLUIDS ARE
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INTRACELLULAR/EXTRACELLULAR? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔INTRACELLULAR


THIS FLUID IS IN BLOOD VESSELS IN THE FORM OF PLASMA OR
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SERUM. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔INTRAVASCULAR
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FLUID SURROUNDING CELLS, INCLUDING LYMPH. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔INTERSTITIAL FLUID |\ |\




WHAT CAUSES PITTING EDEMA? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔INTERSTITIAL FLUID BUILD UP |\ |\ |\




MOVEMENT FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO
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LOWER CONCENTRATION. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔DIFFUSION
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MOVEMENT OF WATER FROM AN AREA OF LOWER |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CONCENTRATION TO AN AREA OF HIGHER CONCENTRATION. - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔OSMOSIS |\ |\




WATER AND SOLUTES ARE PUSHED THROUGH A SEMI-PERMEABLE
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MEMBRANE IN EQUAL AMOUNTS AT THE SAME TIME FROM AN
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