ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ DKA laboratory findings
Answer: Expect elevated BUN levels in a client with diabetic
ketoacidosis.
◉ Follow-up findings
Answer: Follow up on visual disturbances, tingling of the lips, hand
grasps, and expressive aphasia.
◉ Dietary recommendation for dialysis client
Answer: Tell the client that it is possible to return to similar previous
levels of activity.
◉ Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection prevention
Answer: Advise against placing plants or flowers in the client's room
to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
◉ Role change risk
, Answer: Recognize that a client with multiple sclerosis and
progressive difficulty ambulating is at risk for experiencing a role
change.
◉ Lactulose adverse effect
Answer: Identify hypokalemia as an adverse effect of lactulose due
to excessive stools.
◉ DKA laboratory findings
Answer: Expect elevated BUN levels in a client with diabetic
ketoacidosis.
◉ Follow-up findings
Answer: Follow up on visual disturbances, tingling of the lips, hand
grasps, and expressive aphasia.
◉ Epoetin alfa understanding
Answer: Understand that taking the medication will increase energy
levels.
◉ Pancreatitis laboratory findings
Answer: Expect decreased calcium levels in a client with
pancreatitis.
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
STEP BY STEP SOLUTIONS
◉ DKA laboratory findings
Answer: Expect elevated BUN levels in a client with diabetic
ketoacidosis.
◉ Follow-up findings
Answer: Follow up on visual disturbances, tingling of the lips, hand
grasps, and expressive aphasia.
◉ Dietary recommendation for dialysis client
Answer: Tell the client that it is possible to return to similar previous
levels of activity.
◉ Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection prevention
Answer: Advise against placing plants or flowers in the client's room
to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
◉ Role change risk
, Answer: Recognize that a client with multiple sclerosis and
progressive difficulty ambulating is at risk for experiencing a role
change.
◉ Lactulose adverse effect
Answer: Identify hypokalemia as an adverse effect of lactulose due
to excessive stools.
◉ DKA laboratory findings
Answer: Expect elevated BUN levels in a client with diabetic
ketoacidosis.
◉ Follow-up findings
Answer: Follow up on visual disturbances, tingling of the lips, hand
grasps, and expressive aphasia.
◉ Epoetin alfa understanding
Answer: Understand that taking the medication will increase energy
levels.
◉ Pancreatitis laboratory findings
Answer: Expect decreased calcium levels in a client with
pancreatitis.
