NURS 5315 UTA etExam 1: Concept and
Clinical Complication Questions and
Answers
Action iiPotential: iiHypokalemia iileads iito iiwhat iicomplications ii- iiAnswers ii-Potassium
iileaves iithe iicell iileaving iibehind iinegative iianions, iicell iihyperpolarizes iimaking iithe iicell
iimore iinegative iiand iitherefore iiless iiexcitable
CC: iiWeakness, iiSmooth iiMuscle iiatony, iiparathesias ii(pins iiand iineedles), iiCardiac
iidysrythmias
Action iiPotential: iiHyperkalemia iilead iito iiwhat iicomplications ii- iiAnswers ii-Increased
iipotassium iiwill iicome iiinto iithe iicell iiand iimake iiit iimore iipositive, iidepolarization iiwill
iioccur iitaking iithe iiRMP iicloser iito iithe iiThreshold iipotential. iiThis iimakes iicells iimore
iiexcitable. ii
CC: iiPeak iiT iiwaves, iiWidening iiQRS iiComplex, iiparalysis, iiparesthesia, iiweakness,
iicardiac iidysrhythmia
Action iiPotential: iiHypercalcemia ii- iiAnswers ii-High iicalcium ii(Ca2+) iidecreases iithe
iicells iipermeability iito iiNa+ iiions. iiCell iibecomes iiless iipositive. iiHyper iipolarized iiand
iiless iiexcitable ii
CC: iiWeakness, iihyporeflexia, iifatigue, iilethargy, iiconfusion, iiencephalopathy, iiShorted
iiQT iisegment, iiDepressed iiwidened iiT iiwaves
Action iiPotential: iiHypocalcemia ii- iiAnswers ii-Less iiCalcium iileads iito iimore iiper iii iiability
iiof iiNa+ iiions iiinto iithe iicell. iiThe iicell iibecomes iimore iipositive iiand iidepolarizes. iiClosed
iito iithreshold iipotential iimeans iimore iiexcitable iicells. ii
CC: iiTetany ii(involuntary iicontraction iiof iimuscle), iihyperreflexia, iicircumoral
iiparesthesia, iiseizures, iidysrythmias
Atrophy ii- iiAnswers ii-CC: iiDecreased iimuscle iisize iidue iito iilack iiof iiexercise iior iibed
iiridden, iireduced iithymus iiin iichildren iias iithey iigrow
Hypertrophy ii- iiAnswers ii-Physiologic: iiIncreased iimuscle iisize iiwhen iiexercising
Pathologic: iicardiomegaly iiin iiHTN, iikidney iigrowth iiwhen iione iikidney iiis iiremoved
, Hyperplasia ii- iiAnswers ii-Physiologic: iiLiver iiregeneration iiafter iiresection, iiuterine iiand
iimammary iigland iienlargement iiin iipregnancy ii
Pathologic: iiEndometrial iilining iiin iiresponse iito iiestrogen ii(Endometrial iiCancer)
Metaplasia ii- iiAnswers ii-Pathologic: iiChronic iiSmokers iiColumnar iicells iito iiSquamous
iicells, iiBarrett iiEsophagus ii(Normal iisquamous iiepithelial iicells iireplaced iiby iicolumnar
iicells) iiin iiresponse iito iiheart iiburn, iiGERD
Dysplasia ii- iiAnswers ii-Dysplastic iicells iiof iithe iicervix iiduring iia iipapsmear, iipre
iicancerous
Sickle iiCell iiAnemia iican iicause iiwhat iitype iiof iicell iiinjury? ii- iiAnswers ii-Hypoxic iiinjury
A iidecrease iiin iithe iiproduction iiof iired iiblood iicells iihappens iiwith iiwhat iitype iiof
iiconditions? ii- iiAnswers ii-Iron iiDeficiency iiAnemia
Leukemia
Hypoxic iiinjury iiof iithe iimuscle iicells iiincluding iithe iiheart iiwill iirelease iiwhich iienzyme? ii-
iiAnswers ii-Creatinine iiKinase
Hypoxic iiinjury iiif iithe iimuscle iicells, iiliver iicells, iilung iicells, iiheart, iiRBC, iiand iibrain iiwill
iirelease iiwhich iienzyme? ii- iiAnswers ii-LDH ii(Lactate iiDehydrogenase)
What iifree iiradical iiplays iia iipart iiin iiall iiof iithe iifollowing iiconditions: iiHeart iiDisease,
iiAlzheimer's iiDisease, iiParkinson's iiDisease, iiAmyotrophic iiLateral iiSclerosis ii-
iiAnswers ii-Reactive iiOxygen iiSpecies ii(ROS)
What iiare iiexamples iiof iiAntioxidants iithat iican iifight iiagainst iiReactive iiOxygen iiSpecies
ii(ROS)? ii- iiAnswers ii-Antioxidants, iiVitamin iiE, iiVitamin iiC, iibeta iicarotene, iiflavonoids,
iicysteine, iiglutathione, iialbumin, iiceruloplasmin iiand iitransferrin
Alcohols iiconsumption iileads iito iiwhat iitype iiof iidamage? ii- iiAnswers ii-Liver iidamage
Nutritional iideficiencies ii
Wernicke iiEncephalopathy
Peripheral iineuropathy
Korsakoff iiPsychosis
What iisupplements iiwould iiyou iirecommend iifor iisomeone iistruggling iiwith iiethanol
iiabuse? ii- iiAnswers ii-Folic iiacid, iimagnesium, iivitamin iiB6, iithiamine, iiand iiphosphorus
Acetaldehyde iifrom iiEthanol iiis iiresponsible iifor iiwhat iitype iiof iicancer? ii- iiAnswers ii-
Head iiand iineck iicancers
Lead iidecreases iithe iiuptake iiof iiwhat iielements? ii- iiAnswers ii-Zinc ii(Zn) ii
Iron ii(Fe) ii