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

Quale aritmia aumenta di più il rischio di ictus ischemico?

1. ABradicardia sinusale in un atleta
2. BAritmia sinusale
3. CTachicardia sinusale durante l'esercizio
4. DFibrillazione atriale

In hospital, how is oxygen therapy treated?

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

Che cosa misura un misuratore di picco di flusso?

1. AQuanti respiri compie una persona al minuto
2. BIl volume totale di aria che i polmoni possono contenere
3. CLa velocità massima dell'aria che una persona riesce a soffiare fuori
4. DLa saturazione di ossigeno del sangue

Why are beta-blockers often started after a myocardial infarction?

1. AThey reduce cholesterol in the blood
2. BThey lower the heart's oxygen demand and reduce arrhythmias
3. CThey raise the heart rate to improve blood flow to the muscle
4. DThey dissolve the clot that is blocking the coronary artery

A patient with a long QT interval develops a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that twists around the baseline but still has a pulse. Which drug is used first?

1. AIntravenous magnesium sulfate
2. BIntravenous potassium chloride as a bolus
3. CIntravenous adenosine
4. DOral digoxin

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

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

After an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting that responded to adrenaline (epinephrine), a patient asks to go home immediately. Which advice is most appropriate?

1. AGo home straight away, because anaphylaxis never recurs once adrenaline has worked
2. BStay in hospital for at least two weeks on daily intravenous antihistamines
3. CGo home and take antihistamines only if the throat swells
4. DStay for observation, then go home with an adrenaline auto-injector and teaching

Which instruction from the registered nurse to a healthcare assistant (unlicensed assistive personnel) caring for a patient with COPD is most appropriate?

1. A"Tell me straight away if his SpO₂ is under 88% or he is more breathless."
2. B"Teach him how to use his new inhaler this afternoon after his rest."
3. C"Listen to his chest after lunch and let me know what you can hear."
4. D"Turn his oxygen up to whatever he needs if he looks short of breath."