MDC 2 Exam Bundle (Graded A) updated 2023

Magnesium value - Answer- 1.8-2.6 Phosphate value - Answer- 3.0-4.5 Potassium value - Answer- 3.5-5.0 Calcium value - Answer- 9.0-10.5 Sodium value - Answer- 136-145 Vomiting leads to what electrolyte imbalance and what pH imbalance? - Answer- hyponatremia & metabolic alkalosis Dia...

Benign cells - Answer- Normal cells growing in the wrong place or at the wrong time Benign Cell Features - Answer- o Harmless o Do not usually require intervention o Slow growing o Tight Adherence o Specific morphology o Small nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio o Specific differentiated functions...

Fully compensated - Answer- pH normal PaCO2 & HCO3 abnormal partial compensation - Answer- -pH, CO2, and HCO3 are all off -some compensation occurs but pH remains abnormal Uncompensated - Answer- pH and one other value are abnormal. Crystalloids- contain small particles that easily pass...

Normal pH values - Answer- 7.35-7.45 How does the respiratory system compensate for acid-base imbalances? - Answer- Hyperventilation and hypoventilation What body system compensates for acid-base imbalances of metabolic origin? - Answer- Lungs Which body system is most sensitive to acid-bas...

OA prevention of fecal impaction: - Answer- --Consume high-fiber foods (raw fruit/vegetables/whole grain), --drink adequate amounts of fluid (water), --do not routinely administer laxatives, --exercise regularly, --use natural foods to stimulate peristalsis (warm juice/prune juice), --take ...

A patient is brought into the ED with respiratory depression. The patient has a history of COPD. What acid-base imbalance is most likely? - Answer- Respiratory Acidosis. The patient likely has a build-up of CO2, causing respiratory acidosis. The nurse is evaluating the lab work of a patient who h...

A patient is suffering from nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, what electrolyte imbalance would you expect? - Answer- HYPOKALEMIA The nurse notes a positive CHVOSTEKS sign in her patient, which electrolyte imbalance is the patient suffering from? - Answer- HYPOCALCEMIA CHVOSTEKS sign - Answer- is...

isotonic osmolarity - Answer- 270-300 hypertonic osmolarity - Answer- >300 hypotonic osmolarity - Answer- <270 The minimum amount of urine per day needed to excrete toxic waste products - Answer- 400-600 mL Three hormones help control FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE - Answer- aldoste...

What do you check first for patients at risk for ketoacidosis? - Answer- Respiratory pH=7.32, CO2=37, HCO3=20 Your interpretation is: - Answer- Metabolic Acidosis COPD results in what type of acid-base imbalance? - Answer- Respiratory acidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis causes which acid-base i...

If patient has a family history of cancer? what type of prevention should they focus on - Answer- Primary prevention & Genetic testing, baseline test, baseline screenings Primary prevention - Answer- Reduce risk for cancer development Secondary Prevention - Answer- Early Detection; Participati...

while monitoring a patient who has fluid overload, which assessment is most concerning to the nurse - Answer- presence of crackles in the lungs A patient has been frequent liquid diarrhea for the last 24hrs. The nurse should monitor the patient for which electrolyte imbalance - Answer- Hypokalemi...

A patient with respiratory acidosis, what is your priority assessment? - Answer- Airway A patient is experiencing difficulty breathing, what position should they be placed in to promote gas exchange? - Answer- High fowlers, sit them up A patient with metabolic acidosis, what interventions do y...

isotonic solutions do what and are used for what - Answer- increase intravascular volume and are used to treat fluid volume deficits hypertonic solutions do what are used for what - Answer- increases extracellular volume and used as a volume expander hypotonic solutions do what and are used fo...

A. Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening - Answer- A patient has a positive family history of colon cancer. Which of the following is a recommendation you would want them to adhere to? A. Encourage baseline colonoscopy screening B. Strict physical activity C. Encourage the patient to increas...