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

How is cardiac output calculated?

1. AHeart rate multiplied by stroke volume
2. BStroke volume divided by heart rate
3. CMean arterial pressure multiplied by heart rate
4. DSystolic pressure minus diastolic pressure

Qual è il principale vantaggio di una maschera Venturi?

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

Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the aorta?

1. AThe right ventricle
2. BThe right atrium
3. CThe left atrium
4. DThe left ventricle

Why is a higher level of HDL cholesterol considered protective?

1. AHDL is converted into vitamin D in the walls of the arteries
2. BHDL thins the blood in the same way as an anticoagulant
3. CHDL lowers the blood pressure directly
4. DHDL carries cholesterol from the tissues back to the liver

Which ECG finding is typical of atrial flutter?

1. ARegular sawtooth flutter waves between QRS complexes
2. BWide, bizarre QRS complexes at 180/min
3. CA chaotic baseline with no clear P waves and irregular QRS
4. DP waves with no relationship to the QRS complexes

Quali caratteristiche descrivono meglio un'ulcera arteriosa della gamba?

1. AUlcera indolore sotto l'avampiede con spesso callo attorno
2. BUlcera essudante sulla tibia con edema improntabile della gamba
3. CUlcera dolorosa, pallida, a stampo sulle dita dei piedi con polsi del piede deboli
4. DUlcera superficiale e umida sopra la caviglia interna con cute bruna

A patient with a valid, documented do-not-attempt-CPR decision (DNACPR in the UK, DNR or DNAR in the US) is found in cardiac arrest. What should the nurse do?

1. AStart CPR but use only chest compressions
2. BCall the arrest team and let them decide whether to resuscitate
3. CStart full CPR because the patient's family is not present
4. DNot start CPR, call for support, and provide dignity and comfort

After four days of antibiotics for pneumonia, a patient still has fever and pleuritic pain. There is dullness and reduced breath sounds at the right base. What complication should be suspected?

1. AAsthma triggered by the infection
2. BA parapneumonic effusion or empyema
3. CNormal recovery from pneumonia
4. DAn allergic reaction to the antibiotic