A nurse is caring for a client with hypoparathyroidism. Which imbalance is a major concern for the client?

Your friend was recently diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following electrolytes would you expect to be decreased in your friend's lab results?

Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of hypoparathyroidism?

The nurse should anticipate that a client who collapsed while running his or her first marathon and has a urine specific gravity of 1.035 is experiencing:

An 86-year-old female client has been admitted to the hospital for the treatment of dehydration and hyponatremia after she curtailed her fluid intake to minimize urinary incontinence. The client's admitting laboratory results are suggestive of prerenal failure. The nurse should be assessing this client for which early sign of prerenal injury?

An 86-year-old client is being treated for dehydration and hyponatremia after curtailing fluid intake to prevent urinary incontinence. Given these findings, the nurse recognizes that this client is likely in what phase of acute kidney injury?

A 77-year-old female hospital client has contracted Clostridium difficile during her stay and is experiencing severe diarrhea. Which statement best conveys a risk that this woman faces?

In isotonic fluid volume deficit, changes in total body water are accompanied by:

A client with a history of cancer that metastasized to the liver has arrived at the outpatient clinic to have a paracentesis performed. The physician anticipates that the client will have more than 5 L of fluid removed. The physician has prescribed intravenous albumin following the procedure. The client asks why she needs "more fluids in my vein." The nurse responds:

The nurse is caring for a client with advanced liver disease who has ascites. Which treatment will the nurse anticipate being used for the daily management of ascites?

A client with pancreatic cancer is admitted for portal hypertension and is symptomatic with ascites. Following paracentesis and removal of 7.5 L of ascitic fluid, the nurse should anticipate that the physician will order which medication to assist in maintaining an effective circulating fluid volume?

As other mechanisms prepare to respond to a pH imbalance, immediate buffering is a result of increased:

A client has been diagnosed with metabolic acidosis. What assessment finding does the nurse expect?

The condition of a client with metabolic acidosis from an intestinal fistula is not improving. The pulse is 125 beats/min and the BP 84/56 mm Hg. ABG values are: pH 7.1, HCO3- 18 mEq/L (18 mmol/L), PCO2 57 mm Hg (7.58 kPa). What IV medication should the nurse expect to provide next?

The nurse is reviewing the following lab results of a client diagnosed with renal failure: pH: 7.24 PCO2: 38 mm Hg (5.05 kPa) HCO3:18 mEq/L (18 mmol/L) The nurse would interpret this as:

Which of the following complications from HAART is potentially life-threatening?

You are working with a newborn who has Gitelman syndrome, a type of renal tubulopathy. Which clinical manifestation would you most expect to see in this patient?

You are caring for a patient who is receiving parenteral nutrition. Which of the following conditions should you monitor the patient for?

A patient you are caring for has a severe acid-base imbalance resulting from total parenteral nutrition. Which major complication of this condition should be prepared to respond to in this patient?

The nurse is reviewing a client’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results. Which pH level would the nurse interpret as normal?