Exam 5: Fluids and Electrolytes, Acids and Bases

A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex.Which finding would the nurse expect to see in the lab results?

Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful concerning aldosterone? Secretion of aldosterone results in:

A nurse is reviewing lab reports.The nurse recalls blood plasma is located in which of the following fluid compartments?

Which of the following buffer pairs is considered the major plasma buffering system?

While planning care for elderly individuals, the nurse remembers the elderly are at a higher risk for developing dehydration because they have:

A 35-year-old male weighs 70 kg.Approximately how much of this weight is considered the total volume of body water?

For a patient with respiratory acidosis, chronic compensation by the body will include:

A 60-year-old female is diagnosed with hyperkalemia.Which assessment finding should the nurse expect to observe?

A 19-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting restlessness, muscle cramping, and diarrhea.Lab tests reveal that he is hyperkalemic.Which of the following could have caused his condition?

Which of the following conditions would cause the nurse to monitor for hyperkalemia?

An experiment was designed to test the effects of the Starling forces on fluid movement.Which of the following alterations would result in fluid moving into the interstitial space?

A 42-year-old female presents to her primary care provider reporting muscle weakness and cardiac abnormalities.Laboratory tests indicate that she is hypokalemic.Which of the following could be the cause of her condition?

A 54-year-old male with a long history of smoking complains of excessive tiredness, shortness of breath, and overall ill feelings.Lab results reveal decreased pH, increased CO₂, and normal bicarbonate ion.These findings help to confirm the diagnosis of:

A nurse recalls that regulation of acid-base balance through removal or retention of volatile acids is accomplished by the:

A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema.Which of the following is the most likely cause of this condition?

Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis? A patient diagnosed with:

A 10-year-old male is brought to the emergency room (ER) incoherent and semiconscious.CT scan reveals that he is suffering from cerebral edema.This type of edema is referred to as:

Which organ system should the nurse monitor when the patient has long-term potassium deficits?

A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken eyes.After diagnosing him with severe dehydration, the primary care provider orders fluid replacement.The nurse administers a hypertonic intravenous solution.Which of the following would be expected?

Which finding would support the diagnosis of respiratory acidosis?