MDC 2 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Sepsis (septicemia). Answer: blood stream infection
◉ Sepsis s/s. Answer: low grade fever
◉ Sepsis treatment. Answer: IV antibiotics
◉ Intravascular coagulation. Answer: extensive and abnormal
clotting often caused by gram-negative sepsis
◉ Intravascular coagulation s/s. Answer: bleeding from many sites
-pain
-ischemia
-strokes like symptoms
- dyspnea
-tachycardia
-reduced kidney function
-bowel necrosis
,◉ Intravascular coagulation treatment. Answer: anticoagulants
(depending on stage),
clotting factors if hemorrhaging,
IV antibiotics.
◉ Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone. Answer: -
excessive amounts of water that results in hyponatremia
◉ SIAH S/S. Answer: Hyponatremia
Weakness
muscle cramps
Anorexia
Polyuria
Polydipsia
Myalgia (muscle pain & ache)
loss of appetite
fatigue
weight gain
confusion
Weakness
Coma
Seizure
,death
◉ SIAH Treatment. Answer: Fluid correction
Furosemide therapy
Correction of serum sodium imbalance
◉ SIAH Intervention. Answer: Monitor I&O
Monitor lab values
Implement seizure precautions
Manage comfort
◉ Spinal cord compression. Answer: Tumor compression of spinal
cord
◉ Spinal cord compression S/S. Answer: symptoms vary depending
on location and severity of compression
Late paraplegia
Incontinence
Loss of sensory function
New onset backpain that worsens when laying dow
Constipation
, ◉ Spinal cord compression Treatment. Answer: Radiation
Surgical intervention
◉ Spinal cord compression Interventions. Answer: Assess for
neurological defecits
Manage pain
Prevent skin breakdown
◉ Spinal cord compression treatment/intervention. Answer:
corticosteroids
-radiation
-surgery.
◉ Hypercalcemia. Answer: is associated with lung, kidney, breast
and multiple myeloma cancers
◉ early symptoms of hypercalcemia. Answer: nonspecific,
skeletal pain,
kidney stones,
altered cognition,
loss of appetite,
constipation,
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Sepsis (septicemia). Answer: blood stream infection
◉ Sepsis s/s. Answer: low grade fever
◉ Sepsis treatment. Answer: IV antibiotics
◉ Intravascular coagulation. Answer: extensive and abnormal
clotting often caused by gram-negative sepsis
◉ Intravascular coagulation s/s. Answer: bleeding from many sites
-pain
-ischemia
-strokes like symptoms
- dyspnea
-tachycardia
-reduced kidney function
-bowel necrosis
,◉ Intravascular coagulation treatment. Answer: anticoagulants
(depending on stage),
clotting factors if hemorrhaging,
IV antibiotics.
◉ Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone. Answer: -
excessive amounts of water that results in hyponatremia
◉ SIAH S/S. Answer: Hyponatremia
Weakness
muscle cramps
Anorexia
Polyuria
Polydipsia
Myalgia (muscle pain & ache)
loss of appetite
fatigue
weight gain
confusion
Weakness
Coma
Seizure
,death
◉ SIAH Treatment. Answer: Fluid correction
Furosemide therapy
Correction of serum sodium imbalance
◉ SIAH Intervention. Answer: Monitor I&O
Monitor lab values
Implement seizure precautions
Manage comfort
◉ Spinal cord compression. Answer: Tumor compression of spinal
cord
◉ Spinal cord compression S/S. Answer: symptoms vary depending
on location and severity of compression
Late paraplegia
Incontinence
Loss of sensory function
New onset backpain that worsens when laying dow
Constipation
, ◉ Spinal cord compression Treatment. Answer: Radiation
Surgical intervention
◉ Spinal cord compression Interventions. Answer: Assess for
neurological defecits
Manage pain
Prevent skin breakdown
◉ Spinal cord compression treatment/intervention. Answer:
corticosteroids
-radiation
-surgery.
◉ Hypercalcemia. Answer: is associated with lung, kidney, breast
and multiple myeloma cancers
◉ early symptoms of hypercalcemia. Answer: nonspecific,
skeletal pain,
kidney stones,
altered cognition,
loss of appetite,
constipation,
