Scheda di esercizi di Area medico-chirurgica: cardiovascolare e respiratoria con soluzioni

What does an SpO₂ reading measure?

1. AThe amount of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood
2. BThe oxygen level in the brain
3. CThe total haemoglobin level
4. DThe percentage of haemoglobin carrying oxygen

Where does gas exchange between air and blood take place in the lungs?

1. AIn the pleural space
2. BIn the alveoli
3. CIn the trachea
4. DIn the main bronchi

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

1. AThe pulmonary veins
2. BThe venae cavae
3. CThe pulmonary arteries
4. DThe coronary sinus

Perché ai pazienti con BPCO grave si consiglia di fare pasti piccoli e frequenti?

1. AI pasti abbondanti fanno restringere permanentemente le vie aeree
2. BI pasti frequenti prevengono direttamente le infezioni toraciche
3. CI pasti piccoli riducono la frequenza d'uso degli inalatori
4. DLo stomaco pieno limita il diaframma e mangiare è faticoso

Which investigation is most often used to confirm a pulmonary embolism?

1. APeak flow measurement
2. BSputum culture
3. CAbdominal ultrasound
4. DCT pulmonary angiography

A patient in cardiac rehabilitation asks how hard to exercise. Which simple guide is commonly taught?

1. AExercise until chest pain starts, then stop
2. BExercise only until the heart rate rises even slightly
3. CExercise so they are a little breathless but can still talk
4. DExercise until they are too breathless to speak at all

A day after a myocardial infarction, a patient has frequent ventricular ectopic beats on the monitor. Which blood results should be checked first?

1. AAmylase and lipase
2. BFerritin and vitamin B₁₂
3. CAlbumin and bilirubin
4. DPotassium and magnesium

A nurse phones the doctor about a patient with pneumonia whose observations are worsening. Using SBAR, which statement is the clearest "recommendation"?

1. A"I think he may have sepsis; please review him within 30 minutes."
2. B"I am calling about the patient in bed 6."
3. C"His heart rate is 124/min, his BP is 88/50 mmHg and he is confused."
4. D"He is 72 and was admitted yesterday with community-acquired pneumonia."