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Chapter 17: Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance

Monahan Phipps Medical Surgical 8th Edition By Monahan

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Chapter 17: Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. The individual at greatest risk for hypovolemia is a(n):
1. Newborn infant
2. Preschool child
3. 45-year-old man
4. 18-year-old woman

 

 

ANS: 1                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Fluid and electrolyte

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1.    A patient’s serum osmolarity rises to 310 mOsm/L. The nurse expects to see a decrease in:
1. Thirst
2. Urine output
3. Urine specific gravity
4. Serum potassium level

 

 

ANS: 2                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Fluid and electrolyte

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. Which condition should prompt release of aldosterone from the adrenal cortex?
1. Psychogenic polydipsia (excessive water consumption)
2. Decreased plasma volume secondary to hemorrhage
3. Liver failure with ascites
4. Diabetes insipidus

 

 

ANS: 2                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Fluid and electrolyte

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. Signs and symptoms of hypocalcemia would occur with:
1. Low serum albumin and total calcium
2. Excess parathyroid hormone
3. Excess vitamin D intake
4. Low ionized calcium

 

 

ANS: 4                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Fluid and electrolyte

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. Which example best represents fluid transport by hydrostatic pressure? It is movement of:
1. Air into the alveoli
2. Potassium from the cell into the plasma
3. Water from the vascular space into the interstitial space
4. Water from the extracellular space into the intracellular space

 

 

ANS: 3                    PTS:   1                    DIF:   Category: Fluid and electrolyte

TOP:  Nursing Process: Assessment        MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity

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