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Exam 2: Unit 3 (Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-
Base Balance) Questions and Correct
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Which findings indicate that a patient may have hypervolemia (fluid
overload in the blood)? (Select all that apply)
a. increased, bounding pulse
b. jugular venous distention
c. diminished peripheral pulses
d. presence of crackles
e. excessive thirst
f. elevated blood pressure
g. orthostatic hypotension
h. skin pale and cool to touch
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Ans: a. increased, bounding pulse.
b. jugular venous distention
d. presence of crackles
f. elevated blood pressure
h. skin pale and cool to touch
What is the term for a difference in concentration of particles that is
greater on one side of a permeable membrane than on the other
side?
a. hydrostatic pressure
b. concentration gradient
c. passive transport
d. active transport
Ans: b. concentration gradient
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A patient's blood osmolarity is 302 mOsm/L. What manifestation does
the nurse expect to see in the patient?
a. increased urine output
b. thirst
c. peripheral edema
d. nausea
Ans: b. thirst
An older adult patient at risk for fluid and electrolyte problems is
vigilantly monitored by the nurse for the first indication of a fluid
balance problem. What is the indication?
a. fever
b. elevated blood pressure
c. poor skin turgor
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d. mental status change
Ans: d. mental status change
What are the consequences for a patient who does not meet the
obligatory urine output? (select all that apply)
a. lethal electrolyte imbalances
b. alkalosis
c. urine becomes diluted
d. toxic buildup of nitrogen
e. acidosis
Ans: a. lethal electrolyte imbalances
d. toxic buildup of nitrogen
e. acidosis
Exam 2: Unit 3 (Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-
Base Balance) Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Which findings indicate that a patient may have hypervolemia (fluid
overload in the blood)? (Select all that apply)
a. increased, bounding pulse
b. jugular venous distention
c. diminished peripheral pulses
d. presence of crackles
e. excessive thirst
f. elevated blood pressure
g. orthostatic hypotension
h. skin pale and cool to touch
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Ans: a. increased, bounding pulse.
b. jugular venous distention
d. presence of crackles
f. elevated blood pressure
h. skin pale and cool to touch
What is the term for a difference in concentration of particles that is
greater on one side of a permeable membrane than on the other
side?
a. hydrostatic pressure
b. concentration gradient
c. passive transport
d. active transport
Ans: b. concentration gradient
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A patient's blood osmolarity is 302 mOsm/L. What manifestation does
the nurse expect to see in the patient?
a. increased urine output
b. thirst
c. peripheral edema
d. nausea
Ans: b. thirst
An older adult patient at risk for fluid and electrolyte problems is
vigilantly monitored by the nurse for the first indication of a fluid
balance problem. What is the indication?
a. fever
b. elevated blood pressure
c. poor skin turgor
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d. mental status change
Ans: d. mental status change
What are the consequences for a patient who does not meet the
obligatory urine output? (select all that apply)
a. lethal electrolyte imbalances
b. alkalosis
c. urine becomes diluted
d. toxic buildup of nitrogen
e. acidosis
Ans: a. lethal electrolyte imbalances
d. toxic buildup of nitrogen
e. acidosis
