MDC 4 NUR2755 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

MDC 4 NUR2755 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

◉ metabolic alkalosis. Answer: high pH, high HCO3


◉ Uncompensated. Answer: pH and one other value are abnormal.


◉ Fully compensated. Answer: pH is normal, but the other 2 are
abnormal.


◉ Partially compensated. Answer: all 3 values are abnormal


◉ *overproduction of hydrogen ions*
*aspirin toxicity*
▪ kidney failure, liver failure, pancreatitis
▪ diarrhea (ACI-dosis sounds like ASS)
▪ dehydration
▪ ingestion of acids: ethanol, methanol, salicylate acid
▪ lactic acidosis
▪ diabetic ketoacidosis, starvation
▪ hypermetabolism: excessive exercises, seizures, fever, hypoxia.
Answer: Causes of Metabolic Acidosis

, ◉ *Vital Signs, think LOW & SLOW*
*Kussmaul respirations*
▪ bradycardia, thready weak pulse
▪ hypotension
▪ hypoxia


*Electrolyte Imbalances*
▪ hyperkalemia
▪ hyperglycemia (if the cause is DKA)


*Skin*
▪ warm, flushed, dry (due to vasodilation)


*CNS depression, think LOW and SLOW*
▪ lethargy
▪ confusion
▪ stupor
▪ coma
▪ Headache


*Musculoskeletal, think LOW and SLOW*