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PN 108 -2 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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A chemical substance that conducts electricity when in water? -ANSWER Electrolyte
Fluids in the body like saliva, pleural fluid, and CSF - ANSWER
Transcellular fluid
Inorganic materials in the body. - ANSWER Minerals
Why is calcium important in adults and the elderly? - ANSWER It is
necessary for normal blood clotting
One thing more important in the body than this is oxygen. - ANSWER
Water
What functions of water are? - ANSWER Protection, Transportation,
Temperature regulation, and Solvent
An integumentary system sign of dehydration. - ANSWER Skin turgor.
A fever can cause? - ANSWER Dehydration
An electrolyte that causes water retention? - ANSWER Sodium
Which electrolyte is a major component of bones and teeth? - ANSWER
calcium
The electrolyte needed for sugar uptake? - ANSWER Potassium
The normal body pH? - ANSWER 7.4
According to your LAP, 7-up is a source of? - ANSWER Sodium
, According to you LAP, salmon with bone is a source of? - ANSWER
Calcium
When monitoring a patient's fluid status the nurse should take a daily? -
ANSWER weight
The nurse educates the patient that they need a balanced diet because?
- ANSWER It supplies essential nutrients to perform body functions
Adults are made up of..? - ANSWER 50-60% water
10% loss of water? - ANSWER warning
15% loss of water? - ANSWER fatal
What is the bodies built in warning system when it comes to water? -
ANSWER Thirst
Water and transportation? - ANSWER Is the component of blood that
moves nutrients and waste along.
Water and temperature regulation? - ANSWER Sweating
Water as a solvent? - ANSWER As we take things in, water works to
dissolve.
Water and protection? - ANSWER Cells are surrounded by water, acts
as buffer
Cellular makeup of water? - ANSWER 2/3 of cell made of water
Water and acid/base balance - ANSWER Fluids move back and forth,
water is a hydrogen ion.
Intracellular fluid. - ANSWER Inside a cell wall, 2/3 is made of water
Element found inside of a cell? - ANSWER K+ (potassium)
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