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

Where are AED pads usually placed on an adult?

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

Where in the kidney does furosemide mainly act?

1. AThe loop of Henle
2. BThe renal artery
3. CThe collecting duct only
4. DThe glomerulus

What is atelectasis?

1. AInfection of the lung tissue causing the alveoli to fill with pus
2. BNarrowing of the airways caused by spasm of smooth muscle
3. CFluid in the space around the lung
4. DCollapse of part of the lung so the alveoli contain no air

Perché un beta-bloccante non va sospeso bruscamente in un paziente con cardiopatia ischemica?

1. AL'interruzione improvvisa causa una grave e prolungata ipoglicemia
2. BIl farmaco resta immagazzinato nei tessuti per diversi mesi dopo
3. CTachicardia e ipertensione da rimbalzo possono scatenare angina o infarto
4. DIn seguito la frequenza cardiaca resta permanentemente lenta

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

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

Quale insieme di effetti collaterali è tipico dei diuretici tiazidici o simil-tiazidici come l'indapamide?

1. ATosse secca, alterazione del gusto e gonfiore delle labbra
2. BPotassio e sodio bassi, acido urico e glucosio elevati
3. CPotassio e sodio alti, acido urico basso e glicemia bassa
4. DSodio e magnesio alti, con glicemia bassa

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

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

A frightened young woman is breathing fast and has tingling fingers. Her blood gas shows pH 7,50 and a low PaCO₂. SpO₂ is 99% on air. What does this show?

1. AMetabolic alkalosis from vomiting
2. BRespiratory acidosis from hypoventilation
3. CRespiratory alkalosis from hyperventilation
4. DMetabolic acidosis from kidney failure