Topic Wise Quiz 2 : Body Fluids
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What will be
the amount of intracellular fluid in a 70 kg adult male ?
28 Litre
32 Litre
55 Litre
40 Litre
Answer 28 Litre
Which among the
following type of people will have highest amount of water in body ?
Fat men
Fat women
Lean men
Lean women
Answer lean men
The client most
at risk for fluid volume deficit ?
Elderly
Adult
Children
Infant
Answer Infant
Why maintenance
of fluid and electrolyte balance is critical in children in comparision of adults
?
Cellular metablosim
is less stable than adulst
The proportion
of water in the body is less than adults
Renal function
is immature in children lower than 4 years
The extracellular
fluid requirement perunit of body weight is greater than adults.
Answer : renal
function is immature in children lower than 4 years
The elderly individual
is at greater risk of dehydration than middle aged adult because ?
The elderly have
more muscle mass
Elderly drinks
less fluid
Their bodies
are almost 80 % water
Compensatory
mechanisms work less efficiently
Answer : compensatory
mechanism
Symptoms of severe
dehydration are following except
Weakness
Decreased thirst
Dizziness
Palpitations
Answer Decreased Thirst
Skin turgor test
is used to assess?
Level of pain
Hydration status
Infection
Consciousness
Answer hydration
status
Which of the
following is the first sign of dehydration ?
Tachycardia
Poor skin turgor
Restlessness
Thirst and dark
colored urine
Answer thirst
and dark colored urine
All of the following
are features of severe hydration except ?
Delay capillary
refill
Sunken fontanell
Dry mucosa
Alert mental
status
Answer alert
mental status
Which of the
following assessment finding is typical of extracellular fluid loss ?
Distended jugular
veins
Elevated hematocrit
level
Rapid thready
level
Increased serum
sodium level
Answer rapid
thready level
Which of the
following is not true regarding fluid volume deficit ?
Urine specific
gravity is 1.010
Acute loss of
0.5 kg of weight loss represents 500 ml of fluid loss
A postural hypotension
of 15mmhg indiactes fluid volume defict.
Evaluation of
tongue turgor is more valid than skin turgor
Answer evaluation
of tongue turgor
The nurse is caring for a patient with acute kidney injury. Which of the following action should
the nurse take to obtain the most accurate assessment of fluid balance for the patient
?
Document voiding
pattern
Obtain daily
weight
Review laboratory
studies
Observe skin turgor
Answer daily
weight
Fluid balance
is best monitored by which of the following ?
Daily weight
Skin turgor
Capillary refill
Intake and output
Answer intake
and output
When fluid enters
the tissue , it is known as
Interstitial
fluid
Blood
Lymph
Capillary
Answer interstitial
fluid
Child is on iv
thearapy , which among the following represents overhydration ?
Worsening dyspnea
Nausea and Vomiting
Sunken eye
Fever
Answer worsening dyspnea
A child has fluid
volume deficit. The nurse performs an assessment and determines that the child is
improving and the deficit ia resolving if ?
Urine output
is less than 1ml/kh/hour
Capillary refill
time is less than 2 seconds
Specific gravity
of urine is 1.030
The child has
no tears
Answer crt less
than 2 seconds
Treatment of
severe dehydration is ?
Start dns
Strat d5 + Rl
Start rl
Start colloids
Answer rl
On review of the clients’ medical records, the nurse determines that which client is at risk for fluid volume excess?
The client
taking diuretics and has tenting of the skin
The client
with an ileostomy from a recent abdominal surgery
The client
who requires intermittent gastrointestinal suctioning
The client
with kidney disease and a 12-year history of diabetes mellitus
The nurse caring for a client who has been receiving intravenous (IV) diuretics suspects that the client is experiencing a fluid volume deficit. Which assessment finding would the nurse note in a client with this condition?
Weight loss
and poor skin turgor
Lung
congestion and increased heart rate
Decreased
hematocrit and increased urine output
Increased
respirations and increased blood pressure
The nurse is caring for a group of patients. On reviewing clients’ medical records, the nurse determines that which patient is at risk for a fluid volume deficit?
A client
with an ileostomy
A client
with heart failure
A client on
long-term corticosteroid therapy
A client
receiving frequent wound irrigations
Answer A client with an ileostomy
The nurse is reading a health care provider’s (HCP’s) progress notes documented as “insensible fluid loss of approximately 800 mL daily.” Insensible fluid loss occurs through which type of excretion?
Urinary
output
Wound
drainage
Integumentary
output
The gastrointestinal
tract
Answer Integumentary output
The nurse is
caring for a client with heart failure. On assessment, the nurse notes that the
client is dyspnoeic, and crackles are audible on auscultation. What additional
manifestations would be expected in this client if excess fluid
volume is present?
Weight loss
and dry skin
Flat neck
and hand veins and decreased urinary output
An increase
in blood pressure and increased respirations
Weakness and
decreased central venous pressure (CVP)
Answer An increase in blood pressure and increased respirations