Preview Quiz Ch 8-10 Flashcards
Hypoparathyroidism causes hypocalcemia by:
Blocking release of calcium from bone
A nurse caring for a client with a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus (DI) should prioritize the close monitoring of which of the following electrolyte levels?
Sodium
A client is brought to the ED semicomatose and blood glucose reading of 673. He is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Blood gas results are as follows: serum pH 7.29 and HCO3- level 19 mEq/dL; PCO2 level 32mm Hg. The nurse should anticipate that which of the following orders may correct this diabetic ketosis?
Initiating and insulin IV infusion along with fluid replacement
A female client experienced a random assault several months earlier, and her recent vigilance around her own safety is described as “obsessive” by her friends and family. Which of the following aspects of PTSD characterizes the client’s behavior?
Hyperarousal
A client is experiencing stress as a nurse prepares to insert a peripheral IV into his forearm. The client’s locus ceruleus (LC) is consequently producing which of the following hormones?
Norepinephrine (NE)
A college student has just learned that her latest Pap smear revealed atypical cells, a fact that has resulted in stress and accompanying release of angiotensin II. How would the effects of this hormone be objectively demonstrated?
Increased blood pressure
Knowing that both binge-eating and bulimia nervosa clients consume excessive amounts of foods secretively, which assessment data lead the HS nurse to suspect the student is a binge eater?
Remain overweight
Which of the following measures should a school nurse prioritize in the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity?
education on exercise and nutrition
When educating students about the differences between brown fat vs white fat, the instructor will share that brown fat has iron in its mitochondria that will facilitate:
Production of a protein that releases the energy generated from metabolism as heat
T/F. The extracellular compartment contains approximately two-thirds of the body water in healthy adults and is the larger of the two compartments
False
T/F. Potassium is the most abundant cation in the body.
False
T/F. The stress response is strongly influenced by both the nervous and endocrine systems.
True
T/F. The sympathetic nervous system manifestation of the stress reaction has been called the fight-or-flight response.
True
T/F. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble vitamins
True
T/F. More than 90% of body energy is stored in the skeletal muscle tissue of the body.
False
