Exam 1: NUR 2063 / NUR2063 (New 2024 /
2025) Essentials of Pathophysiology Review-
Questions and Verified Answers - Rasmussen
QUESTION
IwhereIisIfluidIexcreted?
Answer:
skin(sweating),Ilungs(exhaling),Ibowels,IurineI(largestIamountIfromIurine)
QUESTION
ICausesIofIextracellularIfluidIdeficits
Answer:
lossIofItotalIbodyIsodium-
Vomiting,Idiarrhea,IexcessiveIsweating,Iburns,IdiureticsIorIkidneyIfailure.
QUESTION
IwhatIisItheIelectrolyteIpool?
Answer:
boneImarrowIreservoirIforIcalcium,ImagnesiumIandIphosphate
QUESTION
IcausesIofIedema
Answer:
,increasedIcapillaryIhydrostaticIpressure,IlossIofIplasmaIproteins,IobstructionIofIlymphaticIcircu
lation,IincreasedIcapillaryIpermeability
QUESTION
IHypokalemiaIS/S
Answer:
alteredImuscleIfunctionIandIweakness,AbdIdistention,Ibloating,IdiminishedIbowelsIsounds,Icon
stipation,IDysrhythmias,IFlatITIwavesIonIECG,IhyperIpolarizationIleadsItoIlessIreactiveItoIsti
muli,IposturalIhypoItension
QUESTION
IHyperkalemiaIS/S
Answer:
MildIcramping,IhyperactiveIbowelIsounds,Idiarrhea,ImuscleIweaknessIstartingIinIlowerIextrem
itiesIandIascends,IBradycardia,IDysrhythmias,ITallITIwavesIonIECG,ICardiacIarrest
QUESTION
IHypocalcemiaIS/S
Answer:
Diarrhea,INumbness,ITinglingIofIextremitiesIandIaroundImouth,IConvulsions,IPositiveIChvost
ekIsign,IPositiveITrousseauIsign,IpainfulIcrampsI('charlieIhorses')I
Brady,IbrittleIbones,
QUESTION
IHypercalcemiaIS/S
,Answer:
MuscleIweakness,IConstipation,IAnorexia,IN/V,IPolyuria,Iconfusion,IincreasedIHRIandIBP,IDy
srhythmias,IbloodIclotsIformIeasily,IriskIforIDVT
QUESTION
IHyponatremiaIS/S
Answer:
hyperactiveIbowelIsounds,IWeakness,ILethargy,IConfusion,IMuscleIcramps,ITwitching,ISeizure
s,IComa,IDeath
QUESTION
IHypernatremiaIS/S
Answer:
SI=ISkinIflushed
AI=IAgitation
LI=ILow-gradeIfever
TI=IThirst
eyeItwitching
QUESTION
IHypophosphatemiaIS/S
Answer:
↓CardiacIOutputIandIContractility
SlowedIRespirations
Weakness
↓DTR
↓BoneIDensity
Irritability/Confusion/Seizures
, ↓PlateletIaggregation
↑Bleeding
Immunosupression
QUESTION
IHyperphosphatemiaIS/S
Answer:
CausesIhypocalcemia:
+Trousseau'sIandIChvosteks
QUESTION
IHypomagnesemiaIS/S
Answer:
TorsadesIdeIPointesI(tornadoIinItheIheart)IAfib,IVfib,IProlongedIQT,IflattenedITIwave,IN/T,Ip
ainfulImuscleIcontractions,IdecreasedIGI,Iconstipations,Inausea,IparalyticIileus
QUESTION
IHypermagnesemiaIS/S
Answer:
Brady,Ihypotension,IcardiacIarrest,Ilethargy,Icoma,IrespIfailure,Ideath
QUESTION
IHyperkalemiaIcausesIandItreatment
Answer: