Question

1. A client complaining of weakness fatigue and muscle cramping during exercise has blood chemistry labs drawn the results of potassium of 2.7 mEq per liter that are sent to space for the testing which test to be done next?

A. medication review

B. Electrocardio gram

C. urine specific gravity

D. repeat potassium level.

2. The nurse is assisting a client who is tacky piña at 46 respirations per minute. What is the effect of fast breathing on the acidity of blood?

A. Increase oxygen causing a decrease in blood pH

B. decreased carbon dioxide, with an increase in blood ph

C. increased bicarbonate, causing a decrease in blood pH

D. increased carbonic acid, causing an increase in blood pH

3. The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome. What does the nurse expect for this client?

A. Cherry red lips and a pigeon breast a chest

B. Severe alveolar Inflammation preventing gas exchange

C A congenital lung condition resulting in thick vicious mucus

D Type one hypersensitivity reaction causing bronchial constriction and inflammation

Answer 1

Ans 1) D. repeat potassium level

Explaination:

- Signs and Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency (Hypokalemia)

• Weakness and Fatigue.
• Muscle Cramps and Spasms. Muscle cramps are sudden, uncontrolled contractions of the muscles.

2) A. Increase oxygen causing a decrease in blood pH

Explaination:

- An increase in breating rate should decrease CO2 concentration and increase oxygen concentration leading to a decrease in hydrogen ions and a pH decrease until homeostasis is met.

3) B. Severe alveolar inflammation preventing had exchange

Explaination:

- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is sudden, life-threatening lung failure. ARDS inflames the alveoli, causing them to fill with liquid and collapse. Once the alveoli collapse, gas exchange ceases, and the body becomes starved of oxygen.