Metabolic Panel Quiz: Can You Read The BMP?

1. A patient's CO2 (bicarbonate) is 18 mEq/L. What does this suggest?

Respiratory alkalosis

Metabolic alkalosis

Metabolic acidosis

Respiratory acidosis

2. Which electrolyte imbalance is most commonly caused by diuretic use?

Hyperkalemia

Hypokalemia

Hypernatremia

Hypercalcemia

3. A patient's magnesium is 1.4 mg/dL. What is the primary concern?

Hypermagnesemia

Hypomagnesemia

Normal magnesium

Hypocalcemia secondary effect

4. Hyponatremia can cause confusion, seizures, and cerebral edema if severe and acute.

True

False

5. A patient with cirrhosis has low albumin and elevated ammonia. What complication is at risk?

Acute kidney injury

Hepatic encephalopathy

Hyperglycemia

Hypercalcemia

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7. Hyperkalemia (K+ > 5.5 mEq/L) can cause what cardiac finding?

Peaked T waves

Flat T waves

U waves

ST elevation

8. A patient has phosphate of 2.1 mg/dL. Is this normal?

Yes, normal is 2.5–4.5 mg/dL

No, it is low

No, it is high

Cannot determine without more data

9. Which liver enzyme is most specific for liver damage?

Alkaline phosphatase

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Gamma-glutamyl transferase

Lactate dehydrogenase

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11. A patient's serum sodium is 128 mEq/L. What condition does this represent?

Hypernatremia

Hyponatremia

Normal sodium level

Hyperkalemia

12. Which of the following indicates acute kidney injury: elevated BUN and creatinine with BUN:Cr ratio less than 20:1?

True

False

13. A fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dL or higher on two occasions suggests what diagnosis?

Prediabetes

Diabetes mellitus

Hypoglycemia

Metabolic syndrome only

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15. A patient has a serum calcium of 7.2 mg/dL. What is this condition called?

Hypercalcemia

Hypocalcemia

Calcemia

Normocalcemia

16. Which electrolyte is most important for cardiac function?

Sodium

Potassium

Chloride

Magnesium

17. A patient's chloride is 92 mEq/L. Is this high, low, or normal?

High (hyperchloremia)

Low (hypochloremia)

Normal

Cannot be determined

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19. A patient has a BUN of 28 mg/dL and creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. What does this suggest?

Normal kidney function

Acute kidney injury

Prerenal azotemia (dehydration)

Chronic kidney disease only

20. Which of the following is the normal range for serum potassium?

2.5–3.5 mEq/L

3.5–5.0 mEq/L

5.5–6.5 mEq/L

6.5–7.5 mEq/L

Metabolic Panel Quiz: Can You Read the BMP?

1. A patient's CO2 (bicarbonate) is 18 mEq/L. What does this suggest?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Which electrolyte imbalance is most commonly caused by diuretic use?

3. A patient's magnesium is 1.4 mg/dL. What is the primary concern?

4. Hyponatremia can cause confusion, seizures, and cerebral edema if severe and acute.

5. A patient with cirrhosis has low albumin and elevated ammonia. What complication is at risk?

6. The normal range for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is ____.

7. Hyperkalemia (K+ > 5.5 mEq/L) can cause what cardiac finding?

8. A patient has phosphate of 2.1 mg/dL. Is this normal?

9. Which liver enzyme is most specific for liver damage?

10. Normal serum creatinine for an adult male is approximately ____.

11. A patient's serum sodium is 128 mEq/L. What condition does this represent?

12. Which of the following indicates acute kidney injury: elevated BUN and creatinine with BUN:Cr ratio less than 20:1?

13. A fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dL or higher on two occasions suggests what diagnosis?

14. The normal range for serum albumin is ____.

15. A patient has a serum calcium of 7.2 mg/dL. What is this condition called?

16. Which electrolyte is most important for cardiac function?

17. A patient's chloride is 92 mEq/L. Is this high, low, or normal?

18. Normal serum glucose is typically ____.

19. A patient has a BUN of 28 mg/dL and creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. What does this suggest?

20. Which of the following is the normal range for serum potassium?