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Potassium (K+)
Potassium (K+)
- 1.3 - 2.1 mEq/L
- 3.5 -5.0 mEq/L (correct)
- 3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL
- 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
Sodium (Na+):
Sodium (Na+):
- 135-145 mEq/L (correct)
- 3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL
- 9.0-10.5 mg/dL
- 3.5 -5.0 mEq/L
Calcium (Ca++)
Calcium (Ca++)
- 3.5 -5.0 mEq/L
- 1.3 - 2.1 mEq/L
- 9.0-10.5 mg/dL (correct)
- 3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL
Magnesium (Mg++)
Magnesium (Mg++)
Phosphorus (PO4)
Phosphorus (PO4)
Blood PH
Blood PH
BUN
BUN
Which of the following is NOT considered an extracellular fluid compartment?
Which of the following is NOT considered an extracellular fluid compartment?
Which of the following is responsible for maintaining relatively constant conditions in fluid compartments of the body?
Which of the following is responsible for maintaining relatively constant conditions in fluid compartments of the body?
What percentage of the body is made up of water?
What percentage of the body is made up of water?
Which electrolyte imbalance is often associated with hypomagnesaemia?
Which electrolyte imbalance is often associated with hypomagnesaemia?
What is a common cause of hypermagnesemia?
What is a common cause of hypermagnesemia?
What electrolyte imbalance is usually found in metabolic acidosis?
What electrolyte imbalance is usually found in metabolic acidosis?
What is a potential consequence of continuous hypercalcemia?
What is a potential consequence of continuous hypercalcemia?
Which of the following is a cause of deficient fluid volume?
Which of the following is a cause of deficient fluid volume?
What is the normal range for urine specific gravity?
What is the normal range for urine specific gravity?
What does serum creatinine level indicate?
What does serum creatinine level indicate?
Which of the following is a symptom of fluid imbalance?
Which of the following is a symptom of fluid imbalance?
Which of the following is a characteristic of active transport?
Which of the following is a characteristic of active transport?
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
What is the most common cause of respiratory alkalosis?
What is the most common cause of respiratory alkalosis?
Which of the following is a symptom of hypernatremia?
Which of the following is a symptom of hypernatremia?
What can hypernatremia lead to if not corrected?
What can hypernatremia lead to if not corrected?
What is the usual treatment for hyponatremia?
What is the usual treatment for hyponatremia?
What is the cause of hypertonic extracellular fluid deficit?
What is the cause of hypertonic extracellular fluid deficit?
Which of the following is the primary electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Which of the following is the primary electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Which electrolyte is responsible for metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins, storage and use of intracellular energy, and neural transmission?
Which electrolyte is responsible for metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins, storage and use of intracellular energy, and neural transmission?
Which electrolyte is essential for normal membrane excitability, important for transmitting nerve impulses, and needed for protein synthesis and synthesis and breakdown of glycogen?
Which electrolyte is essential for normal membrane excitability, important for transmitting nerve impulses, and needed for protein synthesis and synthesis and breakdown of glycogen?
Which electrolyte is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which electrolyte is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of severe fluid volume deficit?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of severe fluid volume deficit?
Which of the following is true about the distribution of fluid in the body?
Which of the following is true about the distribution of fluid in the body?
Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
What does osmolality control in the body?
What does osmolality control in the body?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
What is the normal range for sodium (Na+) in the body?
What is the normal range for sodium (Na+) in the body?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
What percentage of the body is made up of water?
What percentage of the body is made up of water?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which of the following is a symptom of hyperchloremia?
Which of the following is a symptom of hyperchloremia?
Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
Which of the following is NOT an electrolyte?
What is the major goal of therapy for hyponatremia?
What is the major goal of therapy for hyponatremia?
Which of the following is a symptom of hypernatremia?
Which of the following is a symptom of hypernatremia?
Which of the following is a cause of hyponatremia?
Which of the following is a cause of hyponatremia?
What is the major goal of therapy for hypernatremia?
What is the major goal of therapy for hypernatremia?
What is the usual treatment for hypotonic extracellular fluid deficit?
What is the usual treatment for hypotonic extracellular fluid deficit?
Which of the following is a symptom of hyperchloremia?
Which of the following is a symptom of hyperchloremia?
What is the major cause of hypocalcemia?
What is the major cause of hypocalcemia?
Which electrolyte imbalance is often associated with hypomagnesemia?
Which electrolyte imbalance is often associated with hypomagnesemia?
What is the usual treatment for hyperkalemia?
What is the usual treatment for hyperkalemia?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of hyperkalemia?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of hyperkalemia?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
What is the major goal of therapy for respiratory alkalosis?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of metabolic acidosis?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of metabolic acidosis?
What is the primary electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
What is the primary electrolyte in extracellular fluid?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deficient fluid volume?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of deficient fluid volume?
Which of the following is an accurate statement about urine specific gravity?
Which of the following is an accurate statement about urine specific gravity?
Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic test for assessing renal function?
Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic test for assessing renal function?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with fluid imbalance?
Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with fluid imbalance?
Which of the following is a symptom of severe fluid volume deficit?
Which of the following is a symptom of severe fluid volume deficit?
What does a changing urine output reflect?
What does a changing urine output reflect?
Which electrolyte is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
Which electrolyte is responsible for promoting transmission of nerve impulses, helping regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, and playing a role in clotting?
What is the normal range for urine specific gravity?
What is the normal range for urine specific gravity?
What is the main food for the brain?
What is the main food for the brain?
What is the cause of hypertonic extracellular fluid deficit?
What is the cause of hypertonic extracellular fluid deficit?
What is the term for the process by which fluid and solutes move across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure?
What is the term for the process by which fluid and solutes move across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for maintaining normal nerve and muscle function, regulating fluid balance, and playing a role in blood pressure regulation?
Which of the following electrolytes is responsible for maintaining normal nerve and muscle function, regulating fluid balance, and playing a role in blood pressure regulation?
What is the term for the condition in which there is an excessive amount of fluid in the extracellular fluid compartment?
What is the term for the condition in which there is an excessive amount of fluid in the extracellular fluid compartment?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of electrolyte imbalances?
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause of electrolyte imbalances?
Which of the following is NOT a function of sodium (Na+)?
Which of the following is NOT a function of sodium (Na+)?
What is the primary electrolyte in intracellular fluid?
What is the primary electrolyte in intracellular fluid?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an electrolyte?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an electrolyte?
What is the main role of water in the body?
What is the main role of water in the body?
Which electrolyte is mainly found in the intracellular fluid and plays a critical role in the transmission of nerve impulses?
Which electrolyte is mainly found in the intracellular fluid and plays a critical role in the transmission of nerve impulses?
Which electrolyte is responsible for regulating osmotic pressure between fluid compartments and assisting in regulating acid-base balance?
Which electrolyte is responsible for regulating osmotic pressure between fluid compartments and assisting in regulating acid-base balance?
Which electrolyte is concentrated in the bones and teeth and plays a role in the transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contraction and relaxation?
Which electrolyte is concentrated in the bones and teeth and plays a role in the transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contraction and relaxation?
Which electrolyte is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid and is vital to cellular function, metabolism, and neural transmission?
Which electrolyte is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid and is vital to cellular function, metabolism, and neural transmission?
Which of the following hormones stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal glands?
Which of the following hormones stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal glands?
What is the function of tubular reabsorption in the kidneys?
What is the function of tubular reabsorption in the kidneys?
Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating the sensation of thirst?
Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating the sensation of thirst?
What is the primary function of the glomerulus in the kidney?
What is the primary function of the glomerulus in the kidney?
What is the process called when a carrier protein transports molecules through membranes toward an area of lower concentration?
What is the process called when a carrier protein transports molecules through membranes toward an area of lower concentration?
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
What is the term used to describe the movement of water across a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution?
What is the term used to describe the movement of water across a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution?
What is the term used to refer to the concentration of a solution determined by the number of dissolved particles per kilogram of water?
What is the term used to refer to the concentration of a solution determined by the number of dissolved particles per kilogram of water?
Which of the following is a potential cause of chronic dehydration in older adults?
Which of the following is a potential cause of chronic dehydration in older adults?
What is the greatest loss of total body water in older adults?
What is the greatest loss of total body water in older adults?
Which of the following is a factor that can contribute to acute fluid deficits?
Which of the following is a factor that can contribute to acute fluid deficits?
What is the recommended daily fluid intake for adult men according to the Institute of Medicine?
What is the recommended daily fluid intake for adult men according to the Institute of Medicine?
Which of the following conditions has the potential to disrupt fluid balance?
Which of the following conditions has the potential to disrupt fluid balance?
What are some risk factors for fluid and electrolyte imbalances?
What are some risk factors for fluid and electrolyte imbalances?
What are some patient complaints that may be associated with fluid imbalances?
What are some patient complaints that may be associated with fluid imbalances?
How can changes in fluid and electrolyte balance be detected during a physical examination?
How can changes in fluid and electrolyte balance be detected during a physical examination?
How can electrolyte disturbances be confirmed?
How can electrolyte disturbances be confirmed?
What are some symptoms of fluid volume deficit?
What are some symptoms of fluid volume deficit?
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