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

Perché un paziente deve sciacquarsi la bocca dopo aver usato un corticosteroide per via inalatoria?

1. APer ridurre il mughetto orale e la raucedine
2. BPer evitare un tremore causato dal farmaco
3. CPer far scendere il farmaco nei polmoni
4. DPer far agire il farmaco più rapidamente

In a tension pneumothorax, which way does the trachea usually shift?

1. AAway from the affected side
2. BTowards the affected side
3. CIt never moves in a pneumothorax
4. DUpwards towards the chin

Che cos'è l'oscillazione ("swinging", tidaling) nella camera del sigillo idrico di un drenaggio toracico?

1. AIl livello del liquido che sale e scende con il respiro
2. BIl sistema di drenaggio che dondola quando il paziente cammina
3. CCoaguli di sangue che si spostano lungo il tubo di drenaggio
4. DUn gorgoglio continuo, che il paziente respiri o no

A patient stops ramipril because of a troublesome dry cough. Which drug class is a common alternative?

1. AAn angiotensin II receptor blocker such as losartan
2. BA nitrate such as isosorbide mononitrate
3. CA non-selective beta-blocker such as propranolol
4. DA loop diuretic such as furosemide

A patient with COPD uses an inhaled corticosteroid combination inhaler. Which risk should the nurse be aware of?

1. AAn increased risk of high blood pressure crises
2. BAn increased risk of pneumonia
3. CA sharp drop in potassium after each dose
4. DHearing loss after every dose

A patient with COPD is prescribed long-term oxygen therapy. How many hours a day is it usually needed to improve survival?

1. AOnly when walking outside
2. BAbout one hour each morning
3. CAt least 15 hours a day
4. DOnly during meals

A nurse has four cardiac patients. Which one should be seen first?

1. AA patient after a radial angiogram asking when they can eat
2. BA patient with heart failure whose weight is 0,3 kg up on yesterday's morning weight
3. CA patient with angina whose chest pain has not eased with rest and who is sweating
4. DA patient with AF and a heart rate of 86/min who is due an apixaban dose this morning

A 70-year-old man has a small abdominal aortic aneurysm found on screening and is placed under surveillance. Which advice is most important?

1. AAvoid all exercise and lifting for the rest of his life to protect the aorta
2. BStop all blood pressure medicines to avoid low pressure
3. CHave the aneurysm repaired immediately, whatever its size or growth rate
4. DStop smoking, control BP and seek help at once for sudden back pain