ACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 D440 HEALTH AND NUTRITION OA PREPARATION ACTUAL EXAM 2024 -2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS\ GRADED A+ \COMPLETE DOCUMENT FOR STUDY Which clinical assessment finding leads the nurse to believe that a patient has hypokalemia? Select all that apply =n which metabolic process is phosphorus involved? Select all that apply A. Difficulty breathing B. Bloating C. Cramping D. =rregular heartbeat E. =mpaired glucose metabolism A. Difficulty breathing B. Bloating D. =rregular heartbeat Rationale: A patient with hypokalemia will experience muscle weakness. Weakened respiratory muscles can cause difficulty breathing, poor intestinal tone results in bloating, and an irregular heartbeat occurs because of weakened cardiac muscle What is the potassium-sodium ratio recommended by the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DAS:) diet? A. =ncreased potassium, decreased sodiumACTUAL EXAM 2024-2025 B. Decreased potassium, increased sodium C. Equal intake of potassium and sodium D. No specific potassium-sodium ratio C. Equal intake of potassium and sodium Rationale: According to the DAS: diet an equal intake of potassium and sodium can help prevent the development of hypertension What is a function of Chloride? A. Maintaining acid-base balance B. Opposing the action of sodium C. Killing bacteria in food that enters the stomach D. Activating pepsin