ورقة عمل التمريض الباطني الجراحي: القلب والأوعية والجهاز التنفسي مع الإجابات

Which valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle?

1. AThe pulmonary valve
2. BThe tricuspid valve
3. CThe aortic valve
4. DThe mitral valve

What does a positive tuberculin skin test or interferon-gamma release assay show?

1. AThat the patient has never met TB
2. BComplete, lifelong immunity to TB after a previous vaccine
3. CInfection with TB at some time, not necessarily active disease
4. DActive, infectious TB of the lungs that needs isolation now

Which chest X-ray finding is classic for sarcoidosis?

1. AEnlarged lymph nodes at both lung hila
2. BA completely white lung on one side
3. CA single round mass in one apex
4. DA visible edge of collapsed lung

Rheumatic heart disease most often follows which infection?

1. AStaphylococcal infection of the skin
2. BA fungal infection of the lungs
3. CA viral infection of the upper airway
4. DA group A streptococcal throat infection

Which emergency equipment should be kept at the bedside of a patient with a tracheostomy?

1. AOnly a spare oxygen mask, since the tube rarely causes problems
2. BA urinary catheter set, a blood glucose meter and a thermometer
3. CSpare tubes (same size and one smaller), suction and oxygen
4. DA nasogastric tube and a feeding pump

A patient has episodes of severe headache, sweating and palpitations with very high blood pressure. Which rare cause should be considered?

1. AAortic stenosis
2. BStable angina
3. CAsthma
4. DPhaeochromocytoma

A patient with a stab wound to the chest has a hole that sucks air with each breath. What is the immediate management?

1. ALeave it open and give a nebuliser
2. BPack the wound tightly with gauze pushed deep into the chest
3. CSeal it completely with tape on all four sides and leave it alone
4. DCover it with a vented chest seal or a dressing taped on three sides

A patient with known left-sided lung cancer starts coughing up large amounts of fresh blood. While help is called, how should the patient be positioned?

1. ALying on the left side, with the bleeding lung down
2. BLying on the right side, with the bleeding lung up
3. CFlat on the back with the head down
4. DProne with the head turned to one side