Nursing Fluids and Electrolytes test with verified solutions 2025.

Nursing 350 Lab Quiz with
complete verified solutions 2025

Reasons for lab tests: - answer Screening (pregnancy, cholesterol,
calcium/vit D)
Diagnosis (pregnancy, renal insufficiency)
Monitoring (glucose)
Peak and trough of an antibiotic
Establish a prognosis (stage of cancer)


Blood panels: - answer Basic Metabolic Panel
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Liver Panel
Hematology Panel
Renal Panel
Cardiac Panel
Coagulation Panel
Thyroid Panel
Lipid Panel


Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) - answer BUN
Creatinine
K
Cl
CO2
Mg
Na

,Ca
Glucose


Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - answer BMP and a Liver Panel


Liver panel - answer Albumin
AST
ALT
Total protein
Total/direct bilirubin
Alk. phosphate


Hematology panel: - answer CBC:
RBC
Hgb
Hct
Platelets
D-dimer
WBC w/differential


Renal Panel - answer BMP + PO4 (phosphate) + albumin


Cardiac Panel - answer Troponin
CK (creatine kinase)
BNP


Coagulation Panel - answer PT/INR
PTT

, Fibrinogen
D-dimer


Lipid panel: - answer Triglycerides
LDL
HDL
Cholesterol


Thyroid Panel - answer TSH
T4


Other lab tests: - answer Urinalysis: C & S (culture and sensitivity)
Stool: FOB, ova and parasites, C-diff
Sputum: C & S, cytology
Peak and trough of antibioiic


Peak and Trough - answer -highest and lowest concentration of a
drug
-usually with patients on antibiotics to see about dose changes


When is the trough of a drug usually drawn? - answer Prior to the
next dose


When is the peak of a drug usually drawn? - answer 30-60 minutes
after the last dose (depending on the drug)


Cardiovascular System - answer Cardiac enzymes (CK-MB, LDH1,
Troponins)
C-reactive protein