REx PN Examination Questions &
Answer, 100% Correct Grade A
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘asodium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a135-145
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a3.5-5.0
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘achloride? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a95-105
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a1.5-2.5
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a8.5-10.5 ‘amE/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aphosphorus? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a2.5-4.5
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘arbc's? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4.5-5.0 ‘amillion
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘awbcs? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4.5 ‘ato ‘a11.0
‘amillion
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aPLT? ‘a
(platelet ‘acount) ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a150-400 ‘ax10^9
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘ahemoglobin ‘alab ‘avalue? ‘aMen ‘a& ‘afemale ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer
‘a- ‘aMen: ‘a140-180
Female: ‘a120-160
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘apH? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a7.35-7.45
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aCO2? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a35-45 ‘amEq/ ‘aL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aHCO3? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a24-26 ‘amEq/ ‘aL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPaO2? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a80-100%
,What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘ahematocrit? ‘a(Men ‘aand ‘aFemale) ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aMen:
‘a0.42-0.54 ‘avolume ‘afraction
Female: ‘a0.37-0.47 ‘avolume ‘afraction
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aMCV?
Mean ‘aCorpuscle ‘aVolume ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a76-100 ‘afL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBUN?
Blood ‘aUrea ‘aNitrogen ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a2.9-8.2 ‘ammol/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘acreatinine? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a0.6-1.35 ‘amg/
‘adL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aspecific ‘agravity? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a1.010-1.030
What ‘aare ‘anormal ‘atroponin ‘alevels? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<0.35 ‘amcg/ ‘aL
What ‘aare ‘anormal ‘aCK ‘alevels? ‘a(male/ ‘afemale)
Creatine ‘aKinase ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aMale: ‘a20-215
Female: ‘a20-160
What ‘ais ‘aa ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aD-dimer? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<600 ‘auGL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBNP
Brain ‘aNateuritic ‘aPeptide ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<100 ‘amcg/ ‘aL
**if ‘aabove ‘a>100 ‘a= ‘aHF
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aALT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a5-35
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aAST? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a10-40
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aALP? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a40-160
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBilirubin? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<1.0. ‘amg/ ‘adL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aLDH? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a100-190
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘atriglycerides? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a40-50
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘atotal ‘acholesterol? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a130-200
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aprotein? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a6.2-8.1 ‘ag/dL
,What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aalbumin? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a3.4-5.0 ‘ag/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPTT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a20-36 ‘aseconds
**if ‘aon ‘aheparin: ‘a1.5-2.5x ‘anormal
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a9-11s
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aINR? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a0.9-1.8
**2-3 ‘aon ‘awarfarin
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aglucose? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4-6 ‘ammol
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aHBA1C? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aNon-diabetic: ‘a4-
5.9%
Good ‘adiabetic ‘acontrol: ‘a<7%
Optimal ‘acontrol ‘ain ‘athe ‘aelderly: ‘a<8.5%
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘arandom ‘ablood ‘asugar? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a-
‘a3.1-11.1 ‘ammol
What ‘ais ‘aintravascular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘ainside ‘athe ‘ablood ‘avessel
What ‘ais ‘aintracellular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘ainside ‘athe ‘acell
What ‘ais ‘aextracellular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘aoutside ‘athe ‘acells
*includes ‘ainterstitial ‘afluid, ‘abone, ‘ablood, ‘aconnective ‘atissue, ‘awater
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘aisotonic?
What ‘ais ‘aisotonic ‘afluids? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-no ‘aosmotic ‘aforce, ‘acells ‘aneither
‘aswell ‘anor ‘ashrink
-0.9% ‘aNS
-D5W
-Lactated ‘aringers
What ‘ais ‘ahypotonic ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘ahypotonic? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-more ‘adilute ‘asolutions,
‘acauses ‘awater ‘ato ‘aenter ‘acells** ‘awatch ‘afor ‘aedema
-0.45% ‘aNS
-0.33% ‘aNS
What ‘ais ‘ahypertonic ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘ahypertonic? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-more ‘aconcentrated
‘asolution, ‘awater ‘ais ‘aremoved ‘afrom ‘athe ‘acells
-3% ‘aNS
-5% ‘aNS
-D5W ‘awith ‘a1/2 ‘aNS
, -D10W
-D5 ‘aLR
What ‘ais ‘acolloid ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘acolloid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-fluid ‘amoves ‘afrom ‘athe
‘ainterstitial ‘ato ‘aintravascular ‘acompartment ‘a
**given ‘ain ‘asevere ‘ahypovolemia
When ‘ashould ‘ayou ‘amonitor ‘ayour ‘apatients ‘afor ‘aelectrolyte ‘abalance? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a
‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aPts ‘awith ‘asevere ‘adiarrhea ‘aand ‘avomiting
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘alow ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-ST
‘adepression
-shallow/ ‘aflat/ ‘ainverted ‘aT ‘awave, ‘aU ‘awave
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-tall
‘apeaked ‘aT ‘awave
-flat ‘aP ‘awave ‘a
-wide ‘aQRS
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘alow ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
prolonged ‘aST ‘a+ ‘aQT
What ‘aIV ‘afluid ‘ado ‘ayou ‘aNEVER ‘agive ‘aby ‘aIV ‘apush? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a-
‘aPotassium
**always ‘agiven ‘ain ‘aa ‘adiluted ‘aminibag
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
shortened ‘aST
-wide ‘aT ‘awave
What ‘ais ‘ahypocalciemia ‘aa ‘asign ‘aof? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘apositive ‘atrousseaus
‘aand ‘achvosteks ‘asign
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘aof ‘alow ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
tall ‘aT ‘awave
-depressed ‘aST
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
prolonged ‘aST
-wide ‘aQRS
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘aantidote ‘afor ‘amagnesium ‘atoxicity? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘acalcium
‘agluconate
Answer, 100% Correct Grade A
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘asodium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a135-145
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a3.5-5.0
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘achloride? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a95-105
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a1.5-2.5
‘amEq/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a8.5-10.5 ‘amE/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aphosphorus? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a2.5-4.5
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘arbc's? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4.5-5.0 ‘amillion
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘awbcs? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4.5 ‘ato ‘a11.0
‘amillion
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aPLT? ‘a
(platelet ‘acount) ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a150-400 ‘ax10^9
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘ahemoglobin ‘alab ‘avalue? ‘aMen ‘a& ‘afemale ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer
‘a- ‘aMen: ‘a140-180
Female: ‘a120-160
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘apH? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a7.35-7.45
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘afor ‘aCO2? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a35-45 ‘amEq/ ‘aL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aHCO3? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a24-26 ‘amEq/ ‘aL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPaO2? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a80-100%
,What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘ahematocrit? ‘a(Men ‘aand ‘aFemale) ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aMen:
‘a0.42-0.54 ‘avolume ‘afraction
Female: ‘a0.37-0.47 ‘avolume ‘afraction
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aMCV?
Mean ‘aCorpuscle ‘aVolume ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a76-100 ‘afL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBUN?
Blood ‘aUrea ‘aNitrogen ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a2.9-8.2 ‘ammol/L
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘acreatinine? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a0.6-1.35 ‘amg/
‘adL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aspecific ‘agravity? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a1.010-1.030
What ‘aare ‘anormal ‘atroponin ‘alevels? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<0.35 ‘amcg/ ‘aL
What ‘aare ‘anormal ‘aCK ‘alevels? ‘a(male/ ‘afemale)
Creatine ‘aKinase ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aMale: ‘a20-215
Female: ‘a20-160
What ‘ais ‘aa ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aD-dimer? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<600 ‘auGL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBNP
Brain ‘aNateuritic ‘aPeptide ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<100 ‘amcg/ ‘aL
**if ‘aabove ‘a>100 ‘a= ‘aHF
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aALT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a5-35
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aAST? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a10-40
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aALP? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a40-160
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aBilirubin? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a<1.0. ‘amg/ ‘adL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aLDH? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a100-190
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘atriglycerides? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a40-50
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘atotal ‘acholesterol? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a130-200
‘amg/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aprotein? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a6.2-8.1 ‘ag/dL
,What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aalbumin? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a3.4-5.0 ‘ag/dL
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPTT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a20-36 ‘aseconds
**if ‘aon ‘aheparin: ‘a1.5-2.5x ‘anormal
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aPT? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a9-11s
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aINR? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a0.9-1.8
**2-3 ‘aon ‘awarfarin
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘aglucose? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a4-6 ‘ammol
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aHBA1C? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aNon-diabetic: ‘a4-
5.9%
Good ‘adiabetic ‘acontrol: ‘a<7%
Optimal ‘acontrol ‘ain ‘athe ‘aelderly: ‘a<8.5%
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘anormal ‘alab ‘avalue ‘aof ‘arandom ‘ablood ‘asugar? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a-
‘a3.1-11.1 ‘ammol
What ‘ais ‘aintravascular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘ainside ‘athe ‘ablood ‘avessel
What ‘ais ‘aintracellular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘ainside ‘athe ‘acell
What ‘ais ‘aextracellular ‘afluid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘afluid ‘aoutside ‘athe ‘acells
*includes ‘ainterstitial ‘afluid, ‘abone, ‘ablood, ‘aconnective ‘atissue, ‘awater
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘aisotonic?
What ‘ais ‘aisotonic ‘afluids? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-no ‘aosmotic ‘aforce, ‘acells ‘aneither
‘aswell ‘anor ‘ashrink
-0.9% ‘aNS
-D5W
-Lactated ‘aringers
What ‘ais ‘ahypotonic ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘ahypotonic? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-more ‘adilute ‘asolutions,
‘acauses ‘awater ‘ato ‘aenter ‘acells** ‘awatch ‘afor ‘aedema
-0.45% ‘aNS
-0.33% ‘aNS
What ‘ais ‘ahypertonic ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘ahypertonic? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-more ‘aconcentrated
‘asolution, ‘awater ‘ais ‘aremoved ‘afrom ‘athe ‘acells
-3% ‘aNS
-5% ‘aNS
-D5W ‘awith ‘a1/2 ‘aNS
, -D10W
-D5 ‘aLR
What ‘ais ‘acolloid ‘afluids?
What ‘aIV ‘afluids ‘aare ‘acolloid? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-fluid ‘amoves ‘afrom ‘athe
‘ainterstitial ‘ato ‘aintravascular ‘acompartment ‘a
**given ‘ain ‘asevere ‘ahypovolemia
When ‘ashould ‘ayou ‘amonitor ‘ayour ‘apatients ‘afor ‘aelectrolyte ‘abalance? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a
‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘aPts ‘awith ‘asevere ‘adiarrhea ‘aand ‘avomiting
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘alow ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-ST
‘adepression
-shallow/ ‘aflat/ ‘ainverted ‘aT ‘awave, ‘aU ‘awave
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘apotassium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-tall
‘apeaked ‘aT ‘awave
-flat ‘aP ‘awave ‘a
-wide ‘aQRS
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘alow ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
prolonged ‘aST ‘a+ ‘aQT
What ‘aIV ‘afluid ‘ado ‘ayou ‘aNEVER ‘agive ‘aby ‘aIV ‘apush? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a-
‘aPotassium
**always ‘agiven ‘ain ‘aa ‘adiluted ‘aminibag
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘acalcium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
shortened ‘aST
-wide ‘aT ‘awave
What ‘ais ‘ahypocalciemia ‘aa ‘asign ‘aof? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘apositive ‘atrousseaus
‘aand ‘achvosteks ‘asign
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘aof ‘alow ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
tall ‘aT ‘awave
-depressed ‘aST
What ‘aare ‘athe ‘aECG ‘achanges ‘awith ‘ahigh ‘amagnesium? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘a-
prolonged ‘aST
-wide ‘aQRS
What ‘ais ‘athe ‘aantidote ‘afor ‘amagnesium ‘atoxicity? ‘a- ‘aCorrect ‘a ‘aAnswer ‘a- ‘acalcium
‘agluconate
