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Postural (orthostatic) hypotension is a drop in blood pressure that happens:

1. AOnly during deep sleep
2. BOnly during heavy exercise or climbing stairs
3. COn standing up from lying or sitting
4. DAfter eating a large meal

Long-term uncontrolled high blood pressure increases the risk of:

1. AAsthma, eczema and hay fever
2. BAnaemia and osteoporosis
3. CStroke, heart attack and kidney disease
4. DHypothyroidism, gout and hair loss

Coeliac disease is an immune reaction to:

1. AShellfish
2. BLactose
3. CGluten
4. DPeanuts

A patient with renal colic is asked to pass urine through a strainer. Why?

1. ATo make passing urine less painful
2. BTo measure the urine's pH and specific gravity
3. CTo remove bacteria from the urine
4. DTo catch any stone so that it can be analysed

Which is the correct technique for using a metered-dose inhaler without a spacer?

1. ABreathe out, then breathe in slowly and deeply while pressing the canister, then hold
2. BBreathe in quickly through the nose while pressing the canister
3. CPress the canister twice quickly, then breathe in fast and breathe straight out again
4. DPress the canister and wait one minute before breathing in

A nurse gives a patient analgesia for post-operative pain. What should be done next?

1. AAssume the pain has gone if the patient is quiet and has their eyes closed
2. BReassess the pain and any side effects once the drug has had time to work
3. CWait until the next shift before asking the patient about the pain
4. DGive a second analgesic straight away just in case

Several hours after thyroid surgery, a patient has increasing neck swelling, stridor and difficulty breathing. What is most likely?

1. AA thyroid storm
2. BNormal postoperative swelling
3. CHypocalcaemia from parathyroid damage
4. DA haematoma compressing the airway

A potassium result of 6,9 mmol/L comes back on a well patient with a normal ECG, and the laboratory reports that the sample was haemolysed. What is the best action?

1. ARepeat the blood test promptly, as haemolysis can falsely raise potassium
2. BGive IV insulin and glucose straight away
3. CStart a potassium supplement
4. DIgnore the result because the patient looks well and the ECG is normal