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

Which drug is commonly used to prevent or treat postoperative nausea and vomiting?

1. AFurosemide
2. BAtorvastatin
3. CAmlodipine
4. DOndansetron

Radiotherapy to the pelvis commonly causes which side effects?

1. ADry mouth and changes in taste for many months afterwards
2. BCough and breathlessness
3. CHair loss from the scalp
4. DDiarrhoea and frequent, painful passing of urine

What does black tissue in a wound bed usually indicate?

1. ANew epithelial cells
2. BHealthy granulation tissue
3. CNecrotic (dead) tissue
4. DNormal blood clot from a fresh cut

Which nursing intervention best reduces preoperative anxiety?

1. AKeeping family members away until after surgery
2. BTelling the patient that there is nothing to worry about
3. CAvoiding talking about the operation at all
4. DExplaining what will happen and answering questions

Which statement about moist wound healing is correct?

1. AWounds should be soaked in water for hours every day
2. BWounds heal fastest when left to dry out and form a scab
3. CA wet wound bed always prevents infection
4. DA moist, not wet, wound bed helps cells move and heal faster

Why are antimotility drugs such as loperamide avoided in C. difficile infection?

1. AThey cause serious liver failure in most patients who take them
2. BThey make the stool sample test positive falsely
3. CThey kill the normal bowel bacteria
4. DThey may keep toxin in the bowel and risk toxic megacolon

On day 5 after bowel resection, a patient has a fever, tachycardia and worsening abdominal pain, and the drain contains brown, faeculent fluid. What is most likely?

1. APostoperative constipation
2. BAn anastomotic leak
3. CA normal day 5 recovery
4. DA urinary tract infection

During a nasogastric feed, a patient starts coughing and SpO₂ falls from 96% to 89%. What should the nurse do first?

1. AStop the feed and assess the airway and breathing
2. BIncrease the feed rate to finish it sooner
3. CLay the patient flat to help them rest
4. DGive a drink of water to clear the throat