NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1 |77 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+

NSG 3850 PATHO EXAM 1 |77 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT

SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+

Decreased neuromuscular excitability is often the result of

a. hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia

b. hypomagnesemia and hyperkalemia

c. hypocalcemia and hypokalemia

d. hypernatremia and hypomagnesemia - (Answer)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 - (Answer)D




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

a. hypokalemia

b. hyperkalemia

c. hypocalcemia

,d. hypercalcemia - (Answer)A




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

associated with

a. hyponatremia

b. hypocalcemia

c. hypophosphatemia

d. hypokalemia - (Answer)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 - (Answer)B




Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by

a. excess proteins

b. renal damage

c. deficiency of ATP

, d. hypocalcemia - (Answer)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 - (Answer)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 - (Answer)A




A person who has hyperparathyroidism is likely to develop

a. hypokalemia

b. hyperkalemia