Review questions 1 A. Mr. Martin had severe crushing injuries of both lower extremities when his house collapsed on him during an earthquake. Among

Question Answered step-by-step Review questions 1A. Mr. Martin had severe crushing injuries of both lower extremities when his house collapsed on him during an earthquake. Among other abnormal values, his laboratory tests show a K+ 7.2 mEq/L.             1. Why is his potassium level elevated?            2. What would you possibly assess in this client with an elevated potassium?            3. What are the normal values for potassium?            4. What complications is this patient at risk for developing?B. What is the difference between hydrostatic and oncotic pressure?C. A adult male client is seen in the emergency department with reports of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 4 days. The client appears to have fluid volume deficit.   1. What are other etiologies for fluid volume deficit?  2. What would you assess in a client that presents with fluid volume deficit?  3. What would the serum plasma osmolality reflect in the lab values? Why? 4. What would the urine osmolality reflect in the lab values? Why?D. An older female is admitted to an acute care facility with dyspnea, weakness, and a weight gain of 5 lbs in the last two days. The client appears to have fluid volume excess.  1. What are other etiologies for fluid volume excess? 2.  What would you assess in a client that presents with fluid volume excess? 3.  What would the serum plasma osmolality reflect in the lab values? Why? 4. What would the urine osmolality reflect in the lab values? Why?C. Jean was a 54-year old woman recently hospitalized and diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Upon discharge from the hospital, she was given a prescription for Lasix (furosemide) 20 mg p.o. daily. After 1 week at home she had lost 3 pounds of water weight. She was very excited about this weight loss and decided “If 1 pill is good, 2 pills are better” and so she began to take 40 mg of furosemide daily. A week later she presents to the emergency room with generalized weakness, leg cramps, constipation, and “strong” heartbeats.            1. What was the likely electrolyte imbalance that was the cause of Jean’s symptoms?            2. What other clinical manifestations would the nurse most likely observe?            3. What complications should the nurse assess for?F. Discuss ADH and aldosterone in the body.G. A client is admitted to the unit after a thyroidectomy. After a few hours on the unit the client complains of muscular cramps. The nurse notes a new cardiac dysrhythmia on the cardiac monitor. Based on this information what other assessment findings could the nurse discover?  Health Science Science Nursing NURS 1710 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)