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Chapter 14 Nutrition and Fluid Balance Workbook Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which is incorrect with regards to the fluid and its content?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Normal Saline has 154 mmol/L Na+, not 150. Hartmann's has 111 mmol/L Cl-, not 131. The correct incorrect statement is C.
Question 2 of 5
Which neoplasm is not characteristically associated with SIADH?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Breast cancer is not typically associated with SIADH; the others are well-known causes.
Question 3 of 5
Which is incorrect with regards to hypocalcemia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hyperventilation causes tetany by decreasing ionized calcium due to alkalosis, not total body calcium.
Question 4 of 5
Which does not cause a high osmolar gap, increased anion gap metabolic acidosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chloral hydrate causes increased anion gap acidosis but not a significant osmolar gap.
Question 5 of 5
Which is NOT a cause of normal anion gap metabolic acidosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Corticosteroids cause metabolic alkalosis, not normal anion gap acidosis.