उत्तरों सहित मेड-सर्ज: हृदय-संवहनी और श्वसन वर्कशीट

Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the superior and inferior venae cavae?

1. AThe right atrium
2. BThe left atrium
3. CThe left ventricle
4. DThe right ventricle

Which muscle does most of the work of quiet breathing?

1. AThe diaphragm
2. BThe trapezius
3. CThe abdominal muscles
4. DThe sternocleidomastoid

Which test is classically used to diagnose cystic fibrosis?

1. APeak flow test
2. BTuberculin skin test
3. CSweat chloride test
4. DD-dimer test

A patient arrives with suspected cardiac chest pain. How soon should a 12-lead ECG be recorded?

1. AWithin 2 hours of arrival
2. BThe following morning
3. CWithin about 10 minutes of arrival
4. DOnly after the troponin result is available

How is a patient usually positioned for a thoracentesis?

1. AFlat on the back with the legs raised
2. BSitting upright and leaning forward over a table
3. CProne with the arms by the sides
4. DLying on the affected side with the head down

Which patient is most typical of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

1. AA child with a viral sore throat
2. BA tall, thin young man who smokes
3. CAn older woman with long-standing heart failure
4. DA middle-aged woman with high blood pressure

Three hours after femoral cardiac catheterisation, a patient has new lower back and flank pain, a heart rate of 112/min and BP 92/60 mmHg. The groin looks normal. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AA urinary tract infection
2. BAn allergic reaction to the contrast
3. CNormal back ache from lying flat
4. DRetroperitoneal bleeding

Two days after coronary artery bypass surgery, a patient feels palpitations. The pulse is irregularly irregular at 140/min and BP is 112/70 mmHg. Which rhythm is most likely?

1. ASinus tachycardia
2. BAtrial fibrillation
3. CComplete heart block
4. DVentricular fibrillation