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Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic used mainly to:

1. AReduce raised intracranial pressure
2. BRaise serum potassium
3. CPrevent blood clots
4. DTreat high blood pressure long term

Sumatriptan is used mainly to:

1. ARelieve nerve pain from diabetes
2. BTreat an acute migraine attack
3. CPrevent epileptic seizures
4. DTreat high blood pressure

How does activated charcoal work in poisoning?

1. AIt makes the patient vomit the poison before it is absorbed
2. BIt neutralises acids in the blood
3. CIt binds (adsorbs) the poison in the gut so less is absorbed
4. DIt speeds up liver metabolism of the poison

A patient with heart failure starts furosemide. Which self-monitoring instruction is most useful?

1. AWeigh daily at the same time on the same scales
2. BCheck the blood glucose before every meal
3. CMeasure the temperature twice a day and record it in a diary
4. DCount the respiratory rate each evening

A patient with a peanut allergy is taught to use an adrenaline auto-injector. Which statement is correct?

1. AThere is no need to see a doctor if the swelling goes down
2. BUse it only if the antihistamine has not worked after an hour
3. CKeep it at home so it is not lost
4. DCall emergency services after using it, even if symptoms improve

A woman taking the combined pill should seek care urgently for which symptom?

1. ALight spotting between periods early on
2. BMild breast tenderness in the first month
3. CA painful, swollen calf or sudden chest pain
4. DSlight nausea in the first few weeks

Five days after starting clindamycin, a patient has frequent watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and a fever. What should the nurse suspect and do?

1. AFood poisoning; encourage a high-fibre diet and plenty of milk products
2. BAn allergy to clindamycin; give an antihistamine and continue the antibiotic
3. CC. difficile infection; send stool, use contact precautions, avoid antidiarrhoeals
4. DA normal side effect; give loperamide and continue as usual

A patient on digoxin is started on amiodarone. What change should the nurse expect?

1. AAmiodarone levels fall to zero
2. BDigoxin levels fall sharply, so the digoxin dose is doubled
3. CDigoxin levels rise, so the digoxin dose is often reduced
4. DNo interaction is expected