UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING 7TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Intravascular fluid, or blood plasma. Answer: The fluid within
arteries, veins, and capillaries.
⩥ Transcellular fluids. Answer: These fluids are those in specific
compartments of the body, such as cerebrospinal fluid, digestive juices,
and synovial fluid in joints.
⩥ Osmolarity. Answer: This term refers to the concentration of the
substances in body fluids.
⩥ Between 270 and 300 milliosmoles per liter (mOsm/L).. Answer: The
normal osmolarity of blood is between:
⩥ Hypovolemia. Answer: This condition occurs when the patient is
hemorrhaging or when fluids from other parts of the body are lost. For
example, severe vomiting and diarrhea, severely draining wounds, and
profuse diaphoresis (sweating) can cause dehydration.
, ⩥ Hypovolemia. Answer: The most common form of dehydration results
from loss of fluid from the body, resulting in decreased blood volume is
⩥ Hypervolemia. Answer: The most common result of fluid excess is
______________ in which there is excess fluid in the intravascular
space.
⩥ Hyponatremia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a low
serum sodium level?
⩥ Hypernatremia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a high
serum sodium level?
⩥ Hypokalemia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a
inadequate intake of Potassium deficit.
⩥ Hypocalcemia. Answer: The patient with inadequate absorption of
calcium from the intestines, as seen in patients with Crohn's disease, a
chronic inflammatory bowel disease. In- sufficient intake of vitamin D
prevents calcium absorption as well causes?
⩥ To test for Trousseau's sign, a patient with hypocalcemia.. Answer: By
inflating a blood pressure cuff around the patient's upper arm for 1 to 4
minutes. The hand and fingers become spastic and go into palmar
flexion
NURSING 7TH EDITION TEST BANK 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Intravascular fluid, or blood plasma. Answer: The fluid within
arteries, veins, and capillaries.
⩥ Transcellular fluids. Answer: These fluids are those in specific
compartments of the body, such as cerebrospinal fluid, digestive juices,
and synovial fluid in joints.
⩥ Osmolarity. Answer: This term refers to the concentration of the
substances in body fluids.
⩥ Between 270 and 300 milliosmoles per liter (mOsm/L).. Answer: The
normal osmolarity of blood is between:
⩥ Hypovolemia. Answer: This condition occurs when the patient is
hemorrhaging or when fluids from other parts of the body are lost. For
example, severe vomiting and diarrhea, severely draining wounds, and
profuse diaphoresis (sweating) can cause dehydration.
, ⩥ Hypovolemia. Answer: The most common form of dehydration results
from loss of fluid from the body, resulting in decreased blood volume is
⩥ Hypervolemia. Answer: The most common result of fluid excess is
______________ in which there is excess fluid in the intravascular
space.
⩥ Hyponatremia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a low
serum sodium level?
⩥ Hypernatremia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a high
serum sodium level?
⩥ Hypokalemia. Answer: This condition occurs when there is a
inadequate intake of Potassium deficit.
⩥ Hypocalcemia. Answer: The patient with inadequate absorption of
calcium from the intestines, as seen in patients with Crohn's disease, a
chronic inflammatory bowel disease. In- sufficient intake of vitamin D
prevents calcium absorption as well causes?
⩥ To test for Trousseau's sign, a patient with hypocalcemia.. Answer: By
inflating a blood pressure cuff around the patient's upper arm for 1 to 4
minutes. The hand and fingers become spastic and go into palmar
flexion
