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

What is cor pulmonale?

1. AInflammation of the lining around the heart
2. BRight-sided heart failure caused by lung disease
3. CLeft-sided heart failure caused by a heart attack
4. DInfection of the heart valves

मायोकार्डियल इन्फार्क्शन के बाद ट्रोपोनिन का स्तर लगभग कितने समय तक बढ़ा रह सकता है?

1. Aलगभग 6 महीने तक
2. Bकेवल तब तक जब तक सीने का दर्द बंद न हो जाए
3. Cलगभग 10–14 दिन तक
4. Dकेवल पहले 2 घंटे

Which symptom should a patient taking a statin report promptly?

1. ASlightly darker morning urine
2. BA brief headache on the first day
3. CUnexplained muscle pain or weakness
4. DMild hunger before meals

Why is a beta-blocker started at a low dose and increased slowly in heart failure?

1. AIt works only if the dose is never changed after the first day
2. BIt is safe only at the highest possible dose from the very start
3. CIt can briefly worsen symptoms before long-term benefit appears
4. DIt must be stopped as soon as symptoms improve

How is a patient usually positioned for a thoracentesis?

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

After a bronchoscopy with throat anaesthesia, when can the patient eat and drink?

1. AOnly after a chest X-ray has been reported
2. BAfter a full 24 hours without food
3. CWhen the gag and cough reflexes have returned
4. DImmediately after the scope is removed

The stump of a recent below-knee amputation suddenly bleeds heavily through the dressing. What should the nurse do first?

1. AEncourage the patient to walk on crutches to ease the pressure
2. BRemove all the dressings and wait for the bleeding to stop by itself
3. CApply firm direct pressure and call for urgent surgical help
4. DApply a warm compress to the stump

A patient has new chest pain at rest. The ECG shows ST depression, but serial troponins remain normal. Which diagnosis fits best?

1. AST-elevation myocardial infarction
2. BUnstable angina
3. CStable angina
4. DNon-ST-elevation myocardial infarction