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

1. AStroke, heart attack and kidney disease
2. BHypothyroidism, gout and hair loss
3. CAsthma, eczema and hay fever
4. DAnaemia and osteoporosis

After a stroke, a patient has "aphasia". What does this mean?

1. ADifficulty understanding or producing language
2. BLoss of vision in one eye
3. CDifficulty swallowing food, drink and saliva
4. DWeakness of one side of the body

A medicine given "transdermally" is given:

1. AUnder the tongue, where it dissolves
2. BThrough the skin, usually from a patch
3. CInto the rectum
4. DInto a muscle

Which advice should be given to a patient with a new permanent pacemaker?

1. AStop all heart medicines straight away
2. BAvoid using all household electrical appliances such as kettles
3. CNever raise the arm on that side again
4. DTell staff about the pacemaker before any MRI scan or procedure

Why should a urinary catheter drainage bag be kept below the level of the bladder?

1. ATo keep the urine warm
2. BTo prevent urine flowing back into the bladder
3. CTo make the bag easier for the nurse to empty
4. DTo stop the catheter from falling out

What is one advantage of a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) such as apixaban compared with warfarin?

1. AIt has no risk of bleeding
2. BIt is safe in all patients with severe kidney failure
3. CIt never interacts with other drugs
4. DIt does not need routine INR monitoring

During CPR for asystole, when should adrenaline (epinephrine) be given according to standard adult guidelines?

1. AOnly after three shocks have been delivered by the defibrillator
2. BOnly once the patient has a pulse again
3. CNever, because asystole is not treated with drugs
4. DAs soon as IV or IO access is obtained, then every 3–5 minutes

The fluid in an underwater seal chest drain has stopped swinging with breathing. What could this mean?

1. AThe patient's breathing has become normal and the drain can be pulled out by the nurse
2. BThe tube may be kinked or blocked, or the lung may have fully re-expanded
3. CThe drain is working perfectly and needs no checks
4. DThe water seal has been set up correctly for the first time