MID TERM EXAM-Pathophysiology - GCU
This exam evaluates your knowledge and skills in performing comprehensive health assessments across the lifespan. It tests your ability to collect and analyze patient data to identify health problems.
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Q1: It's raining, it's pouring.The old man's snoring.He got into bedAnd bumped his headAnd couldn't get up in the morning.Head trauma is known to cause a specific acid/base imbalance, so an arterial blood gas is drawn.Which acid/base imbalance is the reason this old man could not get up in the morning?
Q2: An 18 -year-old pregnant. insulin-dependent diabetic female is rushed to the emergency room after feeling lightheaded and “unfocused.” While in the ER. she uses the restroom several times and is continually asking the nurse to get her water. Her arterial blood gasses (ABG) results are below. What is the acid/base disorder?
Q3: A 75-year-old female arrives by ambulance to the emergency room presenting with delirium and mild respiratory distress. The husband states that she has been complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting for the past 4 days. No history of cardiovascular disease. kidney failure. or diabetes. Respiration Rate is 28 bpm. pulse and blood pressure are borderline elevated. Arterial blood gasses are below: Describe the patient’s acid/base state?
Q4: A 26-year-old male with multiple fractures and soft tissue injuries from a motorcycle accident has diffused bleeding from all the needle puncture sites and open wounds on the second day of his hospitalization. The patient's skin is covered with petechial and purpura. CBC & blood coagulation studies are ordered. the abnormal results are listed below: Which of the following is the best diagnosis here?
Q5: A 65-year-old male found unconscious and unresponsive in the bathroom at his job is brought to the emergency department to evaluation. Deep tendon reflexes show hyperreflexia bilaterally and the EKG shows flattened T waves in all 12 leads. Labs are below. Which of the following could have caused this patient's hypernatremia?
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