Fluid & Electrolyte NCLEX Practice Quiz (120 Questions)

The type of fluid used to manipulate fluid shifts among compartments states is:

Mr. Miyazaki, who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder has been drinking copious amounts of water and voiding frequently. The patient is experiencing muscle cramps, twitching, and is reporting dizziness. the nurse checks lab work for:

When teaching a patient about foods high in magnesium, the nurse would include:

The balance of anions and cations as it occurs across cell membranes is known as:

Maria, an 85-year-old patient with a feeding tube, has been experiencing severe watery stool. The patient is lethargic and has poor skin turgor, a pulse of 120, and hyperactive reflexes. Nursing interventions would include:

Disease of which of the following structures is most likely to affect electrolyte reabsorption?

Christoff is diagnosed with hypermagnesemia. Symptoms of her condition may include:

Daniel who is a marathon runner is at high risk for fluid volume deficit. Which one of the following is a related factor?

Jomarick is diagnosed with FVD; which of the following nursing diagnoses might apply to his condition?

Body fluids perform which of the following functions?

Sodium levels are affected by the secretion of which of the following hormones?

Bicarbonate is lost during which of the following clinical conditions?

Magnesium reabsorption is controlled by:

Annaliza has a nursing diagnosis of fluid volume deficit. Which one of the following medications could potentially exacerbate the problem?

Alexander has hypotonic FVE; which of the following findings would the nurse expect to assess in the patient?

The interstitial space holds approximately how many liters?

Sodium balance is important for which of the following functions?

In renal regulation of water balance, the functions of angiotensin II include:

Which of the following nursing diagnoses might apply to a patient with hypertonic FVE?

The intracellular compartment holds water and:

The majority gastrointestinal reabsorption of water occurs in:

Isotonic FVD can result from:

The majority of the body’s water is contained in which of the following fluid compartments?

Etiologies associated with hypomagnesemia include:

The danger of fluid sequestered in the third space is that the fluid:

The extracellular fluid space holds water, electrolytes, proteins and:

Magnesium performs all of the following functions except:

Which of the following clinical conditions exacerbates electrolyte excretion?

A diet containing the minimum daily sodium requirement for an adult would be:

Which of the following electrolytes are lost as a result of vomiting?