Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica clinica con soluzioni

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a blood marker of:

1. AThyroid function
2. BKidney function
3. CInflammation
4. DBlood clotting time

Which of these is an open question?

1. A"Are you in any pain at the moment?"
2. B"Have you taken your tablets?"
3. C"Did you sleep well in the ward last night?"
4. D"How are you feeling about your operation?"

Which sign is typical of right-sided heart failure?

1. ASwollen ankles and a raised jugular venous pressure
2. BCrackles in both lungs and pink frothy sputum
3. CA high fever with rigors
4. DPinpoint pupils, drowsiness and a slow breathing rate

Why must levodopa for Parkinson's disease be given at the exact times prescribed in hospital?

1. AThe drug only works if taken at midnight
2. BDelays can quickly worsen rigidity, immobility and swallowing
3. CEarly doses cause severe low blood glucose and sweating attacks
4. DLate doses cause dangerous high potassium

Why are patients asked to fast before a general anaesthetic?

1. ATo lower the blood glucose before surgery
2. BTo make the surgery shorter
3. CTo reduce the risk of aspirating stomach contents
4. DTo prevent postoperative constipation and abdominal bloating

Dopo un intervento alla tiroide, un paziente ha formicolii periorali e crampi muscolari. Quale alterazione elettrolitica va sospettata?

1. AIpernatriemia
2. BIpermagnesiemia
3. CIpocalcemia
4. DIperpotassiemia

An older man has sudden severe abdominal and back pain, is hypotensive and has a pulsating mass in the abdomen. What should be suspected?

1. AMusculoskeletal back pain
2. BAcute gastritis from anti-inflammatory drugs
3. CRenal colic from a kidney stone
4. DA ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

A patient with a possible neck injury after a fall needs their airway opened. Which manoeuvre is preferred?

1. AHead tilt with chin lift
2. BHyperextending the neck
3. CTurning the head to one side
4. DJaw thrust