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

In hospital, how is oxygen therapy treated?

1. AAs a medicine that needs a prescription with a target range
2. BAs a treatment that patients adjust themselves
3. CAs a treatment kept only for patients who are near the end of life
4. DAs a comfort measure that needs no prescription or monitoring

Where are AED pads usually placed on an adult?

1. ABoth pads on the back, side by side between the shoulder blades
2. BOn each upper arm
3. CBoth pads on the abdomen, just below the ribs on either side
4. DBelow the right collarbone and on the left side below the armpit

Drug names ending in "-olol", such as bisoprolol and atenolol, belong to which class?

1. ALoop diuretics
2. BACE inhibitors
3. CCalcium channel blockers
4. DBeta-blockers

A woman with hypertension who takes lisinopril says she is planning a pregnancy. What should the nurse advise?

1. AStop all blood pressure treatment straight away without telling anyone
2. BDouble the dose to protect the baby from high blood pressure
3. CDiscuss switching medicine with the prescriber before trying to conceive
4. DContinue lisinopril, as it is the safest blood pressure drug in pregnancy

Suspected pulmonary TB is being investigated. How are sputum samples usually collected?

1. AOne sample of saliva collected at any time of the day
2. BA swab from the nose only
3. CSeveral samples, ideally including early-morning sputum
4. DA single sample after the first week of treatment

Why is a beta-blocker started at a low dose and increased slowly in heart failure?

1. AIt works only if the dose is never changed after the first day
2. BIt can briefly worsen symptoms before long-term benefit appears
3. CIt is safe only at the highest possible dose from the very start
4. DIt must be stopped as soon as symptoms improve

Un paziente in terapia con apixaban per fibrillazione atriale è in programma per un intervento elettivo. Quale affermazione rispecchia la pratica corretta?

1. ASi sospende per un tempo definito, in base al rischio di sanguinamento e alla funzione renale
2. BSi prosegue sempre fino alla mattina dell'intervento
3. CSi sospende e poi si inverte con vitamina K per via orale
4. DSi sospende due settimane prima dell'intervento e si sostituisce con warfarin

A patient on a morphine PCA after surgery is very drowsy, with a respiratory rate of 7/min and pinpoint pupils. SpO₂ is 89%. What should the nurse do first?

1. AEncourage the patient to keep pressing the PCA button for comfort
2. BLeave the patient to sleep and recheck the observations in an hour
3. CGive a sedative to keep the patient comfortable
4. DStop the PCA, support breathing, give oxygen and get naloxone