Nclex-Rn > Nclex-Rn (1) Fundamentals: Lab Interpretation Flashcards 2024-2025 Questions And Accurate Answers Newest!!

NCLEX-RN > NCLEX-RN (1) Fundamentals: Lab Interpretation Flashcards 2024-2025 questions and accurate answers newest!! Q1 Sodium controls which types of cells? Answers: Brain cells and skeletal muscle cells. 2 Q Abnormal sodium levels cause which symptoms? Answers: Symptoms from brain cell and skeletal muscle dysfunction: decreased level of consciousness ( LOC) seizures muscle twitching headaches 3 Q Potassium controls which types of cells? Answers:Heart and skeletal muscle cells. 4 Q Abnormal potassium levels cause which symptoms? Answers: Symptoms from heart and skeletal muscle dysfunction: heart dysrhythmias muscle weakness and cramps muscle numbness and tingling (paresthesia) 5 Q Magnesium and Calcium controls which types of cells? Answers: Skeletal and heart muscle cells, and cells for nerve function. 6 Q What is the function of white blood cells (WBCs)? Answers:To fight infection. 7 Q What does an increased and decreased white blood cell (WBC) count indicate? Answers: Decreased WBC: the client is immunosuppressed (risk for infection) Increased WBC: the client has an active infection 8 Q Define: Neutropenia and Leukopenia A Leukopenia and neutropenia both indicate WBCs. 9 Q What is the function of RBCs? Answers: To carry oxygen to all the organs. Erythrocyte is another name for RBC (red blood cells).10