(^450) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified
- Vince has been taking excessive amounts of over-the-counter antacid tablets.
He has been exhibiting signs of irritability, anxiety, muscle cramping, and
weakness, and has recently developed tetany. You have initiated seizure pre-
cautions. You recognize that the patient is being monitored and treated for:
(a) hyperkalemia.
(b) hyperphosphatemia.
(c) metabolic acidosis.
(d) metabolic alkalosis. - Liz is an elderly woman brought in by concerned family members. After
physical examination, she was diagnosed with dehydration. What assess-
ment findings would you expect to see?
(a) Bradycardia, slowed respirations, low body temperature, and weight gain.
(b) Rales, peripheral edema, palpitations, and diaphoresis.
(c) Tachypnea, tachycardia, hypotension, poor skin turgor, and decreased
urinary output.
(d) Malaise, lymphadenopathy, fever, shortness of breath, and nausea.