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Task Complete all questions from this assessment, based on content from all units in this course.  This Final Test is designed to assess a broad understanding of the links between biochemistry and pathophysiology that are relevant to nursing. Value (%) This assessment is worth 10% of your course grade. Learning Outcomes By completing this assessment, you will be able to: Relate imbalances of water, sodium and potassium to a client’s disease state. Interpret alterations of diagnostic plasma proteins and enzymes. Interpret client arterial blood gas results as a means of informing nursing assessment and planning. Outline the causes and metabolic and biochemical consequences of renal disorders. Evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory values associated with diabetes mellitus in relation to appropriate nursing interventions. Relate the pathophysiology to the abnormal laboratory values used in the diagnosis of disorders of the endocrine system. Examine data from Complete Blood Count tests to inform the diagnosis of various disorders. Describe the use of clinical biochemistry in the investigation of cardiovascular pathologies. Describe the value of biochemical investigations in the diagnosis and management of muscle, nerve and psychiatric disorders. Rationalize the laboratory tests that are used in the investigation of bone and joint disorders. Relate the clinical manifestations to the abnormal laboratory values used in the diagnosis of compromised liver and gallbladder function. Relate the clinical manifestations to the abnormal laboratory values used in the diagnosis of compromised gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic function. Time Commitment This assessment should take you approximately 1 to 1.5 hours to complete. Questions  This assessment has 70 multiple-choice questions. Each question is worth 1 mark. You will have one attempt to complete this test. Click “Start” when you are ready.

Write the quadratic function in the form y = a(x – h)2 + k.y = x2 – 10x + 18

Which manifestations of fluid imbalance would be expected in a client who has lost proportionate amounts of sodium and water from the drainage of a large pressure ulcer wound? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

There is a direct relationship between elevations of which of the following lipoproteins from a client’s lipid panel and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease?

Serum creatinine measurements are used to assess a client’s

Which of the following clients may have a blood test result that reveals hyperuricemia?  Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.

Glucagon is made by pancreatic α-cells and promotes hyperglycemia by

Glucagon is made by pancreatic α-cells and promotes hyperglycemia by

A client’s ABG results are pH=7.50, PCO2  = 16 mm Hg, HCO3 = 23 mmol/L.  The nurse interprets this acid-base imbalance as

What is the term that describes when a pianist plays—usually with a fist or forearm—a dissonant sounding of several pitches, each only a half-step away from the other, in a densely packed chord?