Scheda di esercizi di Area medico-chirurgica: neurologica, endocrina e renale con soluzioni

Which symptoms are typical of uraemia in advanced kidney disease?

1. AExcess thirst with a very high glucose
2. BItching, nausea, tiredness and poor appetite
3. CSevere flank pain with visible blood in the urine
4. DHeat intolerance, tremor and weight loss

Qual è il tipo di ictus più comune?

1. ATrombosi dei seni venosi cerebrali
2. BIctus emorragico da arteria rotta
3. CIctus ischemico da arteria ostruita
4. DEmorragia subaracnoidea da aneurisma

How does glucagon raise blood glucose?

1. AIt stops the kidneys losing glucose in urine
2. BIt blocks the absorption of glucose in muscle
3. CIt makes the liver release stored glucose
4. DIt adds glucose directly into the bloodstream

A patient with Conn's syndrome starts spironolactone. Which blood test should the nurse watch most closely?

1. AAmylase
2. BGlucose
3. CPotassium
4. DCalcium

Why is levodopa combined with carbidopa (or benserazide)?

1. ATo make levodopa cross into the brain more slowly and evenly
2. BTo prevent tolerance from developing to levodopa over time
3. CTo stop levodopa being converted to dopamine outside the brain
4. DTo add a separate effect that reduces the resting tremor directly

A patient has just started haemodialysis. What usually happens to their protein needs?

1. AThey fall to almost zero to rest the kidneys
2. BProtein must be replaced only by IV infusion
3. CThey increase, because dialysis removes amino acids
4. DThey stay exactly the same as they were before dialysis

A nurse teaches a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis about levothyroxine. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A"I will take the tablets at the same time each day."
2. B"I will have regular blood tests to check my dose."
3. C"I will report palpitations or chest pain."
4. D"I can stop the tablets once I feel back to normal."

A patient taking amiodarone has gained weight and feels tired and cold. Which blood test is most relevant?

1. AThyroid function tests
2. BBlood alcohol level
3. CSerum amylase and lipase levels
4. DSerum ferritin