उत्तरों सहित मेड-सर्ज: पाचन, शल्य-पूर्व/पश्चात और कैंसर वर्कशीट

What is an escharotomy?

1. AA cut through burned, tight skin to relieve pressure
2. BRemoval of the whole limb after a deep, extensive burn
3. CDraining a blister with a needle
4. DPlacing a skin graft on a burn

Which feature is typical of Crohn's disease?

1. AIt affects only the stomach lining and causes ulcers there
2. BIt can affect any part of the gut, with normal bowel in between
3. CIt affects only the liver and bile ducts
4. DIt affects only the rectum and colon, in one continuous stretch

A patient receiving external beam radiotherapy asks whether they are radioactive. What is correct?

1. AYes, so they must avoid all contact with children and pregnant women
2. BNo, they are not radioactive and can be with family
3. CYes, for one month after each session
4. DOnly their clothes are radioactive afterwards

In the UK National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), what does an aggregate score of 5 or more usually trigger?

1. ADischarge planning for the next day
2. BNo change unless the patient complains
3. CRoutine observations once every 12 hours, with no other change in care
4. DAn urgent review by a clinician skilled in acute illness

ऊतकों में रक्तस्राव के साथ गंभीर तीव्र पैंक्रियाटाइटिस का सुझाव कौन-से संकेत देते हैं?

1. Aनाभि या पार्श्वों के आसपास नील पड़ना
2. Bहथेलियों और तलवों पर बैंगनी चकत्ते
3. Cहोंठों, जीभ और चेहरे की सूजन
4. Dउँगलियों के नाखूनों का पीला रंग

How is an uncomplicated sigmoid volvulus often first treated?

1. AEating a large high-fibre meal
2. BA barium meal given by mouth to untwist the bowel slowly
3. CHigh-dose laxatives taken by mouth
4. DDecompression with a flexible sigmoidoscope and flatus tube

A patient has an implanted port for chemotherapy. Which needle is used to access it?

1. AA non-coring (Huber) needle
2. BAn intramuscular injection needle
3. CA wide-bore cannula with a steel stylet
4. DA standard hollow needle used for venepuncture

Which history should most alert the nurse to a possible latex allergy before surgery?

1. AItching with bananas, avocado and kiwi, and many operations
2. BA rash after taking amoxicillin as a child, with a family history of asthma
3. CFeeling sick after eating shellfish once
4. DHay fever every spring since childhood