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Nursing II
Fluid & Electrolyte
Practice Quiz #1
1. Which lab finding depicts the electrolyte imbalance most likely to occur when a
patient is taking Lasix ( furosemide)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
serum sodium
serum potassium
serum calcium
serum magnesium
= 131 mEq/L
= 3.1 mEq/L
= 14 mg/dL
= 2.9 mEq/L
2. What is the most effective route/method for administering Kayexalate (sodium
polystyrene sulfonate)?
a. IV
b. IM
c. As retention enema
d. PO or via NG tube
3. Which of the following IV orders should the nurse question if written for a patient
cirrhosis of the liver?
a. “IV of D5W to infuse at 75 ml/hour.”
b. “IV LR@ 100 mg/hour.”
c. “IV D5NS to infuse over 8 hours.”
d. “IV 1 liter @ 100 ml per hour.”
Questions 4-9: Match each of the medications/IV fluids in column A with the
fluid/electrolyte imbalance it is used to treat.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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DDAVP (desmopressin acetate)
Beelith (magnesium oxide)
Mithracin (plicamycin)
Calcimar (calcitonin)
hypertonic glucose & regular insulin, IV
Declomycin (demeclocycline)
A. hypernatremia
B. hyponatremia
C. hyperkalemia
D. hypokalemia
E. hypercalcemia
F. hypocalcemia
G. hypermagnesemia
H. hypomagnesemia