Scheda di esercizi di Area medico-chirurgica: gastrointestinale, perioperatoria e oncologica con soluzioni

Usando la regola del nove in un adulto, quale percentuale della superficie corporea è un intero braccio?

1. A9%
2. B18%
3. C36%
4. D1%

What is the main purpose of a biopsy when cancer is suspected?

1. ATo give chemotherapy directly into the tumour
2. BTo remove all the cancer at once
3. CTo measure the patient's blood count
4. DTo confirm the diagnosis by examining tissue

Which statement describes moderate ("conscious") sedation?

1. AThe patient cannot be roused by any stimulus, even a painful one
2. BThe patient needs a ventilator to breathe
3. CThe patient is drowsy but responds to voice or light touch
4. DThe patient is fully alert and anxious

Quale integratore a base di erbe viene comunemente chiesto prima di un intervento perché può aumentare il sanguinamento?

1. AOlio di menta piperita
2. BGinkgo biloba
3. CMirtillo rosso
4. DCamomilla

Why are antibody levels checked after a healthcare worker receives the hepatitis B vaccine?

1. ATo decide whether they need a liver biopsy
2. BTo check whether they caught hepatitis B from the vaccine
3. CTo measure liver damage caused by the vaccine
4. DTo confirm that the vaccine produced immunity

Quale problema elettrolitico può verificarsi nella pancreatite acuta grave?

1. AIpernatremia
2. BIpercalcemia
3. CIpocalcemia
4. DIperkaliemia

A patient asks whether to take their usual bisoprolol on the morning of surgery. What is the usual guidance?

1. ATake a double dose to protect the heart
2. BUsually continue it with a sip of water, unless told otherwise
3. CTake it only after the operation is finished
4. DStop it one week before any operation

During preoperative assessment, a patient says their brother had a "very high fever" during an anaesthetic. What is the most important action?

1. AInform the anaesthetist, as malignant hyperthermia may run in the family
2. BRecord it as a family allergy to paracetamol
3. CReassure the patient that fevers after anaesthesia are always harmless
4. DGive paracetamol before surgery to prevent fever