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

What is the main cause of COPD in high-income countries?

1. AEating too much salt
2. BChildhood asthma
3. CA viral infection
4. DCigarette smoking

Quale gruppo di segni suggerisce ritenzione di anidride carbonica (ipercapnia)?

1. AFormicolio alle dita e alle labbra dopo un periodo di respiro rapido
2. BSonnolenza, cefalea, cute arrossata e polso pieno
3. CCute pallida, fredda e sudata con polso debole e filiforme
4. DPupille puntiformi con frequenza cardiaca molto lenta

What does the term "apnoea" mean?

1. AA pause or stop in breathing
2. BBreathlessness on lying flat
3. CCoughing up blood
4. DA breathing rate above normal

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 heart failure is comfortable at rest but becomes breathless walking across a room. Which NYHA class fits best?

1. AClass III
2. BClass IV
3. CClass II
4. DClass I

Un paziente con ipertensione assume amlodipina. Quale effetto collaterale è più probabile che l'infermiere osservi?

1. ATosse secca e irritativa
2. BGonfiore alle caviglie
3. CIperkaliemia
4. DSibilo

A patient on three blood pressure drugs still has high readings at every visit. What should the nurse check first?

1. AWhether a fourth drug can be added at today's appointment
2. BWhether the patient needs surgery on the renal arteries
3. CWhether the patient is taking the medicines as prescribed
4. DWhether the readings should be ignored

A patient with squamous cell lung cancer becomes confused, thirsty and constipated, with abdominal pain. Which electrolyte disturbance is most likely?

1. AHypercalcaemia
2. BHypomagnesaemia
3. CHypokalaemia
4. DHyponatraemia