Intravenous Therapy Quiz

What are the two basic compartments of total body water?

• Intracellular and extracellular

• Intravascular and extravascular

• Intramuscular and extramuscular

• Intralymphatic and extralymphatic

What is the osmolarity of serum?

• 275-325 mOsm/L

• 100-150 mOsm/L

• 500-600 mOsm/L

• 50-75 mOsm/L

What is the goal of intravenous therapy?

• Maintain or replace body stores of water, electrolytes, and calories

• Restore acid-base balance

• Restore the volume of blood components

• All of the above

Which type of intravenous fluid exerts the same osmotic pressure as that found in the plasma?

• Isotonic

• Hypotonic

• Hypertonic

• Colloids

What is the purpose of using colloids in intravenous therapy?

• To increase the osmotic pressure within the bloodstream

• To draw fluid in from other compartments to increase the vascular volume

• To provide nutrition while resting the GI tract

• To restore acid-base balance

Which of the following is an example of a colloids solution?

• Albumin

• 0.9% sodium chloride solution

• Dextrose 5% in water

• Ringer Lactate solution

What is the term for fluid volume deficit?

• Dehydration

• Hypervolemia

• Hypotension

• Hypernatremia

What is the term for fluid volume excess?

• Hypervolemia

• Dehydration

• Hypotension

• Hypernatremia

What is the term for inflammation of a vein?

• Phlebitis

• Infiltration

• Extravasation

• Hypervolemia

What is the term for accumulation of fluid in subcutaneous tissue?

• Infiltration

• Phlebitis

• Extravasation

• Hypervolemia