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

Which of these is one of the reversible causes of cardiac arrest known as the "4 Hs"?

1. AHyperglycaemia
2. BHyperventilation
3. CHypertension
4. DHypoxia

In hospital, how is oxygen therapy treated?

1. AAs a treatment that patients adjust themselves
2. BAs a medicine that needs a prescription with a target range
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

Qual è il principale vantaggio di una maschera Venturi?

1. AEroga ossigeno al 100% al paziente
2. BFunziona senza una fonte di ossigeno
3. CEroga una concentrazione di ossigeno fissa e precisa
4. DÈ l'unica maschera che riscalda e umidifica l'ossigeno

A patient uses a glyceryl trinitrate (nitroglycerin) patch for angina. Why is it usually removed for several hours each day?

1. AThe skin needs a break to absorb a larger dose
2. BThe patch works only during the night
3. CA nitrate-free interval prevents tolerance
4. DIt lowers the risk of a high potassium level

Which advice is most helpful for a patient with Raynaud's phenomenon?

1. ARub the fingers hard with snow during an attack
2. BKeep the whole body warm, wear gloves and stop smoking
3. CTake a decongestant tablet before going outdoors
4. DSoak the hands in cold water to toughen the vessels

What is the purpose of a mucolytic such as carbocisteine in chronic productive cough?

1. ATo widen the airways within minutes
2. BTo make sputum thinner and easier to cough up
3. CTo kill bacteria in the airways
4. DTo stop the patient coughing completely, day and night

Un paziente che ha iniziato ieri un ACE-inibitore sviluppa gonfiore di labbra e lingua e voce roca. Che cosa deve fare per prima cosa l'infermiere?

1. ASpiegare che è un effetto collaterale atteso e innocuo
2. BApplicare ghiaccio sulle labbra e rivalutare al mattino
3. CValutare le vie aeree, chiedere aiuto urgente e sospendere le dosi successive
4. DSomministrare la dose successiva in anticipo, perché farà passare rapidamente il gonfiore

After chest trauma, a patient is hypotensive with reduced breath sounds on the left. Which finding suggests a haemothorax rather than a tension pneumothorax?

1. ADullness to percussion on the affected side
2. BDistended neck veins
3. CHyper-resonance on the affected side
4. DTrachea pushed away from the affected side