PATHO MN 551 UNIT 5 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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A 34-year-old male patient has diagnoses of liver failure, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy secondary to alcohol abuse. The patient's family is questioning the care team about why his abdomen is so... large even though he is undernourished and emaciated. Which of the following statements most accurately underlies the explanation that a member of the care team would provide to the family? Correct Answer An inordinate amount of interstitial fluid is accumulating in the patient's abdomen. The transcellular component of the intracellular fluid compartment contains far more fluid than normal. *********** The normally small transcellular fluid compartment, or third space, is becoming enlarged. Gravity-dependent plasma is accumulating in the patient's peritoneal cavity. A 31-year-old patient with a diagnosis of end-stage liver failure has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital. Arterial blood gas sampling indicates that the man has an acid-base imbalance. Which of the following situations is most likely to result in an inappropriate pH? Correct Answer Renal excretion of HCO3- in the presence of excess base Trans compartmental exchange of H+ and potassium ions Low albumin and plasma globulin levels Conservation or formation of new HCO3- by the kidneys A 4-year-old boy who has been deaf since birth and has bilateral cataracts has been brought to the emergency department by his mother because she noticed blood in the toilet after he last voided. Urinalysis confirms heavy microscopic hematuria as well as proteinuria. What will the care team's initial differential diagnosis most likely be? Correct Answer Immunoglobulin A nephropathy Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis Systemic lupus erythematosus glomerulonephritis Alport syndrome An 87-year-old male resident of an assisted living facility has been consistently continent of urine until the last several weeks. Which of the following actions by the care [Show More]

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