NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1: ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2026/2027 (GRADED A+)

NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1: ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED 2026/2027 (GRADED A+)
AT GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING



Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the result of

a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia

b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia

c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia

d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia

A




What is likely to lead to hyponatremia?

a. insufficient ADH secretion

b. excess aldosterone secretion

c. administration of IV normal saline

d. frequent NG tube irrigation with water

D




An increase int he resting membrane potential (hyperpolarizied) is
associated with

a. hypokalemia

b. hyperkalemia

,c. hypocalcemia

d. hypercalcemia

A




Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme activity and
cellular production of ATP are associated with

a. hyponatremia

b. hypocalcemia

c. hypophosphatemia

d. hypokalemia

C




The fraction of total body water (TBW) volume contained in the
intracellular space in adults is

a. three fourths

b. two thirds

c. one half

d. one third

B




Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia
are caused by

a. excess proteins

b. renal damage

c. deficiency of ATP

, d. hypocalcemia

C




A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long
period of time is likely to develop

a. hypokalemia

b. hyperkalemia

c. hypophosphatemia

d. hyperphosphatemia

C




The electrolyte that has a higher concentration in the extracellular
fluid that in the intracellular fluid is ___ ions

a. sodium

b. phosphate

c. magnesium

d. potassium

A




A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop

a. hypokalemia

b. hyperkalemia

c. hypocalcemia

d. hypercalcemia